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Re: World War II documentary's
« Reply #45 on: 27-07-2010, 05:07:13 »
i've seen a lot of doc's too so i started reading books that soldiers have written that served in ww2. a guy that was a infantryman in ww2 in HD has a book out called "Foot Soldier". his name is Rocky Blunt. his book is really interesting and goes into more detail than they can give in the documentary of ww2 in hd. its a good read if you feel like picking up a book instead.

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Re: World War II documentary's
« Reply #46 on: 27-07-2010, 19:07:19 »
"les grandes batailles" from costelle.
I don't know if it was translated. It worth the wtech because they interview all the actors of the battle. Of course  jukov witness is heavily biaised, but it's still nice to hear the real actors of the war 1 or 2 decade after the war ...

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Re: The Great thread of WW I & II Movies/Documentaries
« Reply #47 on: 27-07-2010, 19:07:38 »
Le merge.

World War II documentary's + The Great thread of WW I & II Movies/Documentaries
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Re: The Great thread of WW I & II Movies/Documentaries
« Reply #48 on: 28-07-2010, 05:07:28 »
On movies then  ;)

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Re: The Great thread of WW I & II Movies/Documentaries
« Reply #49 on: 28-07-2010, 08:07:13 »
 National Film Board of Canada has great collection of stuff.

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Re: The Great thread of WW I & II Movies/Documentaries
« Reply #50 on: 29-07-2010, 00:07:23 »
Still haven't seen "The Great Escape' with McQueen. Is it decent or great?
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Re: The Great thread of WW I & II Movies/Documentaries
« Reply #51 on: 02-08-2010, 12:08:18 »
Still haven't seen "The Great Escape' with McQueen. Is it decent or great?
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Re: The Great thread of WW I & II Movies/Documentaries
« Reply #52 on: 05-08-2010, 21:08:53 »
Since quite some time time I'm looking for the German movie "Kinder, Mütter und ein General".
Sadly it seems not available on DVD. But is has been shown on TV several times in the past.
Is there anybody who recorded it and could maybe send me a copy?
From the short part you can see on youtube it looks more than promising, especially the outfit of the German soldiers. Look like lots of original items have been used.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDMF4yNIWxs

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Re: The Great thread of WW I & II Movies/Documentaries
« Reply #53 on: 17-08-2010, 13:08:25 »
Watched this baby again so might as well post about it here...

El Alamein: Line of Fire
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329042/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzyPMTAfQ1A

The desert war seen through the eyes of a young Italian soldier. Still, second time around I still enjoy this movie. It's not a masterpiece but it's neither a failure.

Well worth the watch, and as I said earlier, all out there on YouTube.




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Re: The Great thread of WW I & II Movies/Documentaries
« Reply #54 on: 17-08-2010, 16:08:25 »
Pity I only discovered this thread more than a year after its inception, but here is what I got since I discovered torrents a couple of years ago.

DOCS:

The War Of The Century - How Hitler Fought Stalin
Imo, one of the best WWII docs I've seen. Of course it's "only" about the war in Europe but it's about how the whole European side of WWII can basically be deduced to two mentally unstable people being extremely paranoid of each other with millions of casualties as a result. It details both men's rise to power, their rivalry and their unavoidable demise.

Why We Fight
More of a post-WWII doc, but it's about how WWII resulted in the USA basically being ruled by the military industrial complex. But worth checking out just to learn about the political aspects of WWII and the resulting cold war. A real eye-opener.

Nazis
6 part doc about, well, the Nazis. In-depth look into their rise to power all the way to their defeat in '45. It's a hefty subject but the doc is 6 hours long so it goes a long way of covering all the bases.

Gladiators Of WWII
Mentioned earlier but worth another shout-out. Really liked the niche aspect of this series, with every episode being about a special unit like the SAS, the Chindits or the Norwegian Resistance. I got four DVDs with 12 episodes in total. Anyone know if there's more?

Weapons Of WWII
Probably from the same network/producers as Gladiators. I got 10 episodes on 2 dvd's ranging from standards like Tanks and Battleships to more obscure stuff like Gliders and Rockets.

Heroes Of WWII
Same deal, but this time about certain individuals or groups of people, for instance the inventor of radar or "the people who stood up to Hilter".

Warbirds of WWII
Guess what, it's about planes! :)  Every episode is about a distinctive plane from WWII, or stuff like "The RAF". I got 7 episodes but I guess there's more. I DL'ed these individually.

Voices Of Hitler's Army
It's about "the man in the street" so to speak. Interviews and footage from frontline survivors. No politics, just experiences.

D-Day To Berlin
Nice complete overview of the course of the western front. It's 3 DVD's so probably more than 3 hours worth.

World War II In Color
Does what is says on the box: color footage of WWII. it's been a while sicne I watched this but I think the two episodes I got, "Blitzkrieg" and "Triumph & Tragedy", cover the whole war.

Weapons Of The Wehrmacht
Pretty self-explanatory I guess. ;)


I record stuff from TV as well, usually NatGeo/Discovery/History Channel stuff like Dogfights, Top 10 and Battlefront. Worth watching but I am done with Dogfights. History is of course always written by the victor, but Dogfights just feels too biased. It's nearly always about how an american pilot outflies some german, japanese, korean, vietnamese or chinese pilot. Of course they have to make do with which survivor/veteran they can get a hold of to tell the story, but most of the time it feels like they didn't even try. Did learn a lot about the physics of air-combat though, through this show. Now if I can only somehow apply that knowledge to my FH2 dogfighting "skills"... ;)

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Re: The Great thread of WW I & II Movies/Documentaries
« Reply #55 on: 18-08-2010, 04:08:13 »
WWII In HD <3
Full color, veteran storys, it makes for a great series

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Re: The Great thread of WW I & II Movies/Documentaries
« Reply #56 on: 22-08-2010, 13:08:28 »
I'm looking for a movie, hope anyone here maybe can help out

I think, but not sure, that it was made in eastern Europe during maybe the 50's or 60's. Hell, even 40's maybe ain't wrong either.

If I recall correctly it's about resistance towards the Axis.

The finale is a big fight between the resistance and the Germans around and inside a church

Anybody?

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Re: The Great thread of WW I & II Movies/Documentaries
« Reply #57 on: 22-08-2010, 16:08:50 »
WWII In HD <3
Full color, veteran storys, it makes for a great series

and can only be seen in america.

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Re: The Great thread of WW I & II Movies/Documentaries
« Reply #58 on: 22-08-2010, 17:08:24 »
I just found a old british series that pictures the first part off the war in 1939 to september 1940, the main characters are british pilots, the name of the series is "Piece of cake". More info on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piece_of_Cake_%28TV_series%29.

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Re: The Great thread of WW I & II Movies/Documentaries
« Reply #59 on: 22-08-2010, 17:08:37 »
WWII In HD <3
Full color, veteran storys, it makes for a great series

and can only be seen in america.

Aw, sorry  :(
Maybe I'll just buy the set and mail it to the euro forumers, have it make a big circle aroudn europe before coming back to me

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