| Description |
5 videodiscs (32 hr.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVDs, full screen, monaural audio. |
| Credits |
Music, Carl Davis. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Laurence Olivier, Eric Porter. |
| Summary |
Through actual film footage, depicts the horror and heroism of World War II. |
| Contents |
v. 1. The making of The world at war ; A new Germany, 1933-39 ; Distant war, 1939-40 ; France falls, May-June 1940 ; Alone, Britain, May 1940-June 1941 ; Barbarossa, June-December 1941 ; Banzai! Japan strikes ; On our way, America enters the war -- v. 2. The desert, North Africa, 1940-1943 ; Stalingrad, June 1942-February 1943 ; Wolfpack, U-boats in the Atlantic, 1939-1944 ; Red Star, the Soviet Union, 1941-1943 ; Whirlwind, bombing Germany, September 1939-April 1944 ; Tough Old Gut, Italy November 1942-June 1944 ; It's a lovely day tomorrow, Burma 1942-1944 ; Home fires, Britain 1940-1944 -- v. 3. Inside the Reich, Germany 1940-1944 ; Morning, June-August 1944 ; Ocupation, Holland 1940-1944 ; Pincers, August 1944-March 1945 ; Genocide, 1941-1945 ; Nemesis, Germany February-May 1945 ; Japan, 1941-45 ; Pacific, February 1942-July 1945 -- v. 4. The bomb, February-September 1945 ; Reckoning, 1945 and after ; Remember ; Secretary to Hitler ; From war to peace ; Warrior -- v. 5. The Third Reich ; The two deaths of Adolf Hitler ; The final solution. |
| Note |
For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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Biographical films.
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| Added Author |
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989, narrator.
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Porter, Eric, 1928-1995, narrator.
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Isaacs, Jeremy, 1932- production personnel.
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Thames Television, ltd.
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| ISBN |
0783119372 (set) |
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9780783119373 (set) |
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0783119380 (v. 1) |
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9780783119380 (v. 1) |
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0783119399 (v. 2) |
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9780783119397 (v. 2) |
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0783119402 (v. 3) |
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9780783119403 (v. 3) |
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0783119410 (v. 4) |
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9780783119410 (v. 4) |
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0783119429 (v. 5) |
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9780783119427 (v. 5) |
| Standard No. |
026359924620 |
| Music No. |
99246 HBO |
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