World At War: Wolf Pack

frau kaleun · 03-19-10, 07:35 PM

OMG this is on the Military Channel here at 10 PM tonight, it's got to be an episode about uboats and the Battle of the Atlantic? Right? RIGHT?!?

Oh well I'll find out in an hour and a half.

CaptainHaplo · 03-19-10, 08:13 PM

Yes it is.

frau kaleun · 03-19-10, 08:20 PM

Camaero · 03-19-10, 10:15 PM

I just watched it. Good stuff!

I wonder how my grandpa must have felt sitting on a convoy headed to England, wondering if his ship would make it. Unfortunately I never got to meet him to ask.

ETR3(SS) · 03-19-10, 10:37 PM

I caught it about half way through, wasn't overly excited. But then again U-boats doesn't do it for me like Fleet boats do.

Happy Times · 03-20-10, 01:57 AM

Thanks for the tip, ive watched many of these from youtube but have missed this one, there it is..

The interwiews include Doeniz and Kretchmer speaking english, great stuff.

Jimbuna · 03-20-10, 06:00 AM

World At War series...arguably the best ever documentary about WWII

You Tube links from here:

jumpy · 03-20-10, 08:28 AM

^^
I have the whole series on DVD... courtesy of the daily mail ...pity I had to buy the paper in order to get the series, but my mum is a DM reader

so it's not all bad.

frau kaleun · 03-20-10, 10:11 AM

I am adding this to my Amazon Wish List... the Military Channel has been showing it here on a regular basis, but there's just no way I can manage to catch all of it in order, which is how I'd like to watch it eventually.

I've seen several hours of it and it's obviously very well done, appears to be quite comprehensive and shows what's going when on all sides of the conflict.

sharkbit · 03-20-10, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

World At War series...arguably the best ever documentary about WWII

+1000

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I am adding this to my Amazon Wish List...

Well worth every dime.
I have it on VHS. I remember watching it as a kid in 1973 or so. Probably what got me hooked on WWII.

The series shows a very human side to the conflict as well as a good history of the war.
I can't recommend it enough.

Oberon · 03-20-10, 05:09 PM

Got the DVD boxset for Christmas

I remember watching it with my Dad back when I was about five or six.

SteamWake · 03-20-10, 06:23 PM

I'll say it again.

This may very well be one of the most important records of WW2 history ever recorded in that it contains first hand eywitness accounts.

I am very greatful that it was made when it was even just a few years later would have been too late.

I was a little disappointed on the wolfpack episode in that it wasent in depth enough.. but then again I'm a subfan (duh).

Camaero · 03-20-10, 07:00 PM

Yeah I was a little bummed they didn't go into the late war stuff. It pretty much ended after the "second happy time". Still good though.

The Century Of Warfare has a great episode called "The War At Sea". I'm wondering if there is also one based strictly on WWII subs? The episode "Air War" is also VERY good for the fighter and bomber buffs.

frau kaleun · 03-20-10, 07:05 PM

Yeah, one hour to cover the "u-boat peril" in full is not really enough to get into the kind of detail that a BoA-specific documentary might, but considering that they devoted a whole hour to it in a complete history of the war, it's not bad.

breadcatcher101 · 03-20-10, 09:37 PM

I think that's the one that shows some footage of Peter Cremer and his boat.

03-19-10, 07:35 PM	#1
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	World At War: Wolf Pack OMG this is on the Military Channel here at 10 PM tonight, it's got to be an episode about uboats and the Battle of the Atlantic? Right? RIGHT?!? Oh well I'll find out in an hour and a half.

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03-19-10, 10:15 PM	#4
Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I just watched it. Good stuff! I wonder how my grandpa must have felt sitting on a convoy headed to England, wondering if his ship would make it. Unfortunately I never got to meet him to ask. __________________

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ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	I caught it about half way through, wasn't overly excited. But then again U-boats doesn't do it for me like Fleet boats do. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

03-20-10, 01:57 AM	#6
Happy Times Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 2,950 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the tip, ive watched many of these from youtube but have missed this one, there it is.. The interwiews include Doeniz and Kretchmer speaking english, great stuff. __________________

03-19-10, 08:20 PM	#3
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	World At War series...arguably the best ever documentary about WWII You Tube links from here: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-20-10, 08:28 AM	#8
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	^^ I have the whole series on DVD... courtesy of the daily mail ...pity I had to buy the paper in order to get the series, but my mum is a DM reader so it's not all bad. __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

03-20-10, 10:11 AM	#9
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I am adding this to my Amazon Wish List... the Military Channel has been showing it here on a regular basis, but there's just no way I can manage to catch all of it in order, which is how I'd like to watch it eventually. I've seen several hours of it and it's obviously very well done, appears to be quite comprehensive and shows what's going when on all sides of the conflict.

03-20-10, 05:09 PM	#11
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Got the DVD boxset for Christmas I remember watching it with my Dad back when I was about five or six.

03-20-10, 06:23 PM	#12
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I'll say it again. This may very well be one of the most important records of WW2 history ever recorded in that it contains first hand eywitness accounts. I am very greatful that it was made when it was even just a few years later would have been too late. I was a little disappointed on the wolfpack episode in that it wasent in depth enough.. but then again I'm a subfan (duh). __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

03-20-10, 07:00 PM	#13
Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Yeah I was a little bummed they didn't go into the late war stuff. It pretty much ended after the "second happy time". Still good though. The Century Of Warfare has a great episode called "The War At Sea". I'm wondering if there is also one based strictly on WWII subs? The episode "Air War" is also VERY good for the fighter and bomber buffs. __________________

03-20-10, 07:05 PM	#14
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Yeah, one hour to cover the "u-boat peril" in full is not really enough to get into the kind of detail that a BoA-specific documentary might, but considering that they devoted a whole hour to it in a complete history of the war, it's not bad.

03-20-10, 09:37 PM	#15
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I think that's the one that shows some footage of Peter Cremer and his boat.