World War 2: The Complete History

TV Mini Series
2000–
28h 2m

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World War 2: The Complete History (2000)

A broad scoped, yet in-depth and neutral perspective of the Second World War. From its beginning with the Versaille Treaty and the invasion of Manchuria, to its conclusion at the Nuremburg T... Read allA broad scoped, yet in-depth and neutral perspective of the Second World War. From its beginning with the Versaille Treaty and the invasion of Manchuria, to its conclusion at the Nuremburg Trials and the beginning of the Cold War,A broad scoped, yet in-depth and neutral perspective of the Second World War. From its beginning with the Versaille Treaty and the invasion of Manchuria, to its conclusion at the Nuremburg Trials and the beginning of the Cold War,

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6wjsavage-48959

Excellent portrayal of the most devastating conflict ever. BUT

Many of the scenes were represented in earlier documentaries yet the realism and action encouraged the viewer to want to feel part of the battle scene. Sadly, the atmosphere was totally ruined and realism lost by the dribble of the most inept background music that it has been my misfortune to encounter. However, all is not lost to a Producer who is wily enough to revamp the production with the musical soundtrack all but eliminated. Thus future reruns may surprise the pundits with an unexpected level of viewer satisfaction.

6dazr-16699

Unusual script

I'm sure the scriptwriter for this series is a lovely and talented person. However, most of the narrator's copy is over worked, rigid and tries too hard to be a literary piece instead of factual television content. Despite the horrific nature of war, I found the scriptwriting most entertaining. Structurally and for credibility, the series could have done with interviews and actuality from witnesses and military tactical experts. The series often felt as though it was padding for time.

7StrictlyConfidential

A World At War

There can be no denying that WW2 was a war that shaped the latter half of the 20th century.

Through stills, archival footage, and informative narration - This 30-hour documentary (in 13 episodes) offers the viewer an in-depth perspective on the highs and the lows of the Second World War.

4brlyons-17881

Great history lesson but..

Timeline approach was interesting and fairly accurate but the constant repetition of archived footage, some of which was out of context and the banal synthesizer music ruined the whole experience.

Add to this the odd sounding digital narration and the mispronunctiation of names, such as Roooosevelt aaargh!!! Left me feeling that it could be remastered into a much better documentary.

4/10. Try harder.

6harj-41-607090

One of the lesser world war 2 documentaries

Good footage, generally well constructed and organised. HOWEVER, the dialogue/narrative is drab, it is annoying and doesn't engage the viewer. The voice (I've seen the US version), is robotic and boring. Finally, the music is poorly balanced in terms of the volume, quite often the viewer finds him/herself trying to listen to the narrative which competes with the music and the actual soundtrack.

No documentary series will probably ever come close to the immortal "World at War", however, this one was well planned and organised, probably ideal for anybody studying the war, just very poorly delivered