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The world at war
Title:
The world at war
Author:
Isaacs, Jeremy, 1932- , producer, author of screenplay.
Publication Information:
New York : A & E Home Video : Distributed by New Video, [2004]
Physical Description:
11 videodiscs (approximately 1194 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
"An extraordinary collection of newsreel, propaganda, and home-movie footage drawn from the archives of 18 nations, including color close-ups of Adolf Hitler taken by his mistress, that present an unvarnished perspective of the war's pivotal events. Penetrating interviews with eyewitness participants - from Hitler's secretary to Alger Hiss to ordinary citizens who stood outside the battle lines - and spine-tingling, first-hand accounts to an already unforgettable experience."--Container.
General Note:
Originally broadcast in 1974; bonus documentaries produced between 1974-2004.

Bonus documentaries have note: "The world at war : a special presentation."

Special features: disc 1: The making of the series; disc 11: The history of 'The world at war'; biographies; gallery of photos from the Imperial War Museum collection. Discs 8-11 contain bonus documentaries, compiled from interviews and archive materials gathered for the series World at war.
Language:
English
Contents:
New Germany 1933-39 / Distant war: September 1939-May 1940 / France falls: May-June 1940 / World at war: the making of the series / Thames Television ; Alone: May 1940-May 1941 / Barbarossa: June-December 1941 / Banzai!: Japan 1931-1942 / On our way: U.S.A. 1939-1942 / Desert: North Africa 1940-1943 / Stalingrad: June 1942-February 1943 / Wolf pack: 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 / Inside the Reich: Germany 1940-44 / Morning: June-August 1944 / Occupation: Holland 1940-1944 / Pincers: August 1944-March 1945 / Genocide: 1941-1945 / Nemesis: Germany February-May 1945 / Japan: 1941-45 / Pacific: February 1942-July 1945 / Bomb: February-September 1945 / Reckoning: 1945 ... and after / Remember / Hitler's Germany: the people's community 1933-1939 / Hitler's Germany: total war 1939-1945 / y The two deaths of Adolf Hitler / Secretary to Hitler / Warrior / From war to peace / Final solution, pt. 1 / Final solution, pt. 2 / Making the series (a 30th anniversary retrospective) Experiences of war
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN:
9780767065757

9780767065764

9780767065771

9780767065788

9780767065795

9780767065801

9780767065818

9780767065825

9780767065832

9780767065849

9780767065856

9780767065863
UPC:
733961713749
Format :
DVD