BBC HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II

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• Release Year: 2009
• Genre: Documentary, War
• Plot: BBC HISTORY OF; WORLD WAR II; ; World War II redrew the political map of the world and ushered in changes whose reverberations are still felt today. This comprehensive collection of the 10 definitive series that have shaped our understanding of WWII - over 30 hours of programming - not only examines the details of the conflict, but digs deeper to attempt to answer the questions that still haunt us. Through startling archive footage and eyewitness testimony, this 12 disc set offers a unique prespective and true understanding of World War II.; ; Introduction: Award-winning writer, filmmaker and Creative Director of BBC History Laurence Rees provides introduction and closing words to collection; 'D-Day: Reflections Of Courage' includes a 20-minute making-of featurette and 30 minutes of eyewitness accounts; 'Auschwitz: Inside The Nazi State' includes six follow-up discussions hosted by award-winning journalist Linda Ellerbee; 'Battle Of The Atlantic' - includes a 50-minute documentary on merchant seamen. 'Horror In The East' - includes a 50-minute documentary on the Indian Army and a 60-minute documentary on Burma.; ; The following are the contents of the boxed set:; 1) 'The Nazis: A Warning From History.' (1997, 6 Episodes, 290mins, 4:3 Fullscreen, 2 Discs); - On the reasons behind the rise and fall of the Nazis; 2) 'The Road To War.' (1989, 4 Episodes, 195mins, 4:3 Fullscreen, 1 Disc); - On how Britain, Italy, Japan and the USA entered the war; 3) 'Dunkirk.' (2004, 3 Episodes, 176mins, 16:9 Anamorphic, 1 Disc); - On the evacuation from Dunkirk (Drama); 4) 'War of the Century.' (1999, 4 Episodes, 190mins, 4:3 Fullscreen, 1 Disc); - On the Russo-German war; 5) 'Battle Of the Atlantic.' (2002, 3 Episodes, 146mins, 16:9 Anamorphic, 1 Disc); - On the U-boats and the Atlantic convoys; 6) 'Horrors Of The East.' (2000, 2 Episodes, 98mins, 4:3 Fullscreen, 1 Disc); - On the Japanese Army and the Asia-Pacific war - Supplements on the Indian Army and the Burma War; 7) 'Battlefields.' (2001, 4 Episodes, 194mins, 16:9 Anamorphic, 1 Disc); - On El Alamein, Monte Cassino, Arnhem and RAF Bomber Command (the firebombing of German cities); 8) 'D-Day: Reflections of Courage.' (2004, 2 Episodes, 90mins, 16:9 Anamorphic, 1 Disc); - On the events surrounding D-Day (Docu-drama); 9) 'D-Day To Berlin.' (2004, 3 Episodes, 150mins, 16:9 Anamorphic, 1 Disc); - On the breakout from Normandy, Ops Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge and the German surrender (Docu-drama); 10) 'Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State.' (2005, 6 Episodes, 300mins, 16:9 Anamorphic, 2 Discs); - On the Nazis' conceptualisation and implementation of the Final Solution (Docu-drama);
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• Runtime: 30:00:00
• Company: BBC, BBC Worldwide
• Media Format: Movie