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 StalinImo, 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 FightMore 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.
Nazis6 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 WWIIMentioned 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 WWIIProbably 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 WWIISame 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 WWIIGuess 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 ArmyIt's about "the man in the street" so to speak. Interviews and footage from frontline survivors. No politics, just experiences.
D-Day To BerlinNice 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 ColorDoes 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 WehrmachtPretty 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"...
Pff, really need to get back to work now. Will do my Warmovie tips later on.