Rent The Complete Encyclopedia of World War II (2009)
9h 10min
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- Synopsis:
As morning broke on the 1st of september 1939 and the first invasion force of german troops crossed the polish border, few could have imagined the sheer scale of devastation, misery and bloodshed that the following years of war would bring. World war ii saw the obilisation of over 100 million military personnel as all corners of the globe were thrown into a state of "total war", where each nation involved drained every resource at their disposal - human, natural, economic, industrial and military. The result was the conflict to end all conflicts. With over 500 minutes of footage, this gripping documentary covers all the major events, people and machinery involved in the 20th century’s most terrible conflict and examines the roles of all three branches of the armed forces - navy, air force and army.
Highlights Include:
- Navy - U-Boat wolf-packs, the battle of the Atlantic, destroyers, battleships and aircraft carriers air force
- The Battle of Britain, the super marine spitfire, the blitz and Messerschmitt aircraft army
- Tanks, D-Day invasion, blitzkrieg, artillery and the Afrika korps battles
- Rnhem, Normandy, Kursk, Mediterranean, Burma and the pacific leaders and commanders
- Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Heinrich Himmler and Bernard Montgomery.
Alphabetically organised for easy reference and linked with knowledgeable commentary, each clip shows the chosen subject in their most telling moments.- Studio:
- Pegasus
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest