Tanks, dans l'enfer des combats

Overall it was a decent basic overview of the history of the tank with contextualizing narrative to explain the reasoning behind the changes over time. I found it to be a good approach to the subject and would like to see similar series about fighters, bombers, and helicopters. The narration and score were engaging, but not excessively dramatized the way that American documentaries tend to be.

There seems to be a pretty mild bias in favor of French and Russian tanks throughout, although nothing major until the end. The other reviews complaining of extreme bias one way or another seem silly and unfounded to me. The very ending turning into a bit of Russian propaganda about the fictional T-14 is pretty bad though. The bit about 2300 to be delivered by 2020 was good for a chuckle.

Brilliant doco, but the statement that all of Germanys A7V tanks were scrapped is incorrect. One was seized by Australian troops and snuck into Australia. Currently a permanent display in Brisbane.

I'm always deeply interested in 20th century history particularly the world wars and the cold war. This documentary tells 20th century history from a whole new angle - tanks. It is a fascinating journey of following the primitive tanks from the Great War, through WW2 to the modern age

The main misunderstanding with this mini serial is that it's not really about tanks, but about events in our history, when tanks played important role.

So, if you're just looking for technical informations about tanks, or want to know the exact evolution and models produced - than this is not for you.

But on the other hand - if you're interested in history, and want to see some great materials from the past - than this is a wonderful source of knowledge.

From 1. World War, through second, Hungary and Czechoslovakia, Kuwait and Iraq, the story goes to last model produced in Russia. At each point of time there are tanks presented - models that took significant role in conflicts. It's just four short episodes - don't expect that all tanks' models around the world will be mentioned. But the interviews with people, who actually took place in those events, archival footages - this is the real value of this serial.

It's definitely worth to watch.

This sweeping series starts with the creation of the tank as an powerful innovation which helped to overcome the grinding deadlock of WW1 and follows tank use and design through to modern day questions about whether tanks may be obsolete. I am not a 'tank expert', and from my point of view this documentary contained some new and fascinating insights that I had not come across before, often via interesting interviews. In particular, Russian and French experiences with tank development and tank tactics stand out. However, the series also inexplicably leaves a huge amount of widely available and important information out. The almost complete absence of commentary on US and Commonwealth tanks from WW2 was particularly conspicuous (apart from a short part on the US Sherman tank). It's commentary on the geopolitical contexts of the events being described also sometimes seemed to be lop-sided at times.

If you want a different perspective on tanks and tank warfare, you may enjoy this series. However, be aware that it skims over or completely omits significant events and details, and conveys a number of interpretations and opinions as though they were facts.