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Offline FLOOB

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What's the best WWII documentary?
« on: January 01, 2016, 11:41:05 AM »
It is the Battlefield series. It is the closest thing there is to a video encyclopaedia of WWII. Simpletons and children may not like it because it doesn't stoop to reenactments or interviews.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlefield_(TV_series)


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Re: What's the best WWII documentary?
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2016, 05:51:03 PM »
That's a great series. I remember when it first aired. I have a number of them on DVD. I may go watch one now!  :aok

"The World At War" is very good as well.
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Re: What's the best WWII documentary?
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2016, 06:30:24 PM »
Agreed. The north African battles are explained well in those.
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Re: What's the best WWII documentary?
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2016, 07:37:03 PM »
I really enjoyed WWII The Complete History in 13 approximately 1 hour segments. 

The story starts at the end of WWI detailing the political climate that led to the outbreak of WWII.  There's a lot of good information on the world leaders, politics, strategy, technology and of course, awesome war footage of every type from every part of the world including several tidbits of information I never knew about.

Here's a link to episode 1:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mFG0Du_DKU
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Re: What's the best WWII documentary?
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2016, 10:26:15 AM »
Floob is very arrogant :old:

Very good program.

The book is better :rofl

I am  reading a book of Alfred the Great and i have a certificate to prove i am a simpleton.

Are you a colonial Flood?

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Offline NatCigg

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Re: What's the best WWII documentary?
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2016, 10:46:01 AM »
Battlefield Vietnam was a good series.  I think it was french made.
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Re: What's the best WWII documentary?
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2016, 12:41:55 PM »
My word?
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Offline Bizman

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Re: What's the best WWII documentary?
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2016, 01:17:43 PM »
Quote from: zack1234 on January 02, 2016, 10:26:15 AM
--- i have a certificate to prove i am a simpleton.---

Hey! Me too! Now I know what we have in common.

Except for awesomeness and good looks, that is.

BTW my mom is a walking WWII documentary, taking the historical events down to a teenager's point of view.  :lipsrsealed:
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Offline FLOOB

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Re: What's the best WWII documentary?
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2016, 01:23:23 PM »
Quote from: zack1234 on January 02, 2016, 10:26:15 AM
Floob is very arrogant :old:

Very good program.

The book is better :rofl

I am  reading a book of Alfred the Great and i have a certificate to prove i am a simpleton.

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Re: What's the best WWII documentary?
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2016, 05:17:05 AM »
Do you still have that jumper :old:

You look German  :rofl

Soviet storm is also good :old:

But they are commies so are evil :old:
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Offline Hetzer7

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Re: What's the best WWII documentary?
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2016, 11:04:15 AM »
Agreed, easily the best documetary series on WW2 :aok
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Re: What's the best WWII documentary?
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2016, 11:28:54 AM »
I'm surprised no one nominated the Red Tails and Pearl Harbor films.......



























































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Re: What's the best WWII documentary?
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2016, 10:16:19 PM »
Best quality documentary series I've seen. Only original film material, in HD and color.

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Re: What's the best WWII documentary?
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2016, 11:30:56 PM »
My favorite is "Clash of Wings".  It has the best footage of WWII aircraft of any documentary series I've seen.

Even if you watch lots of documentary series and have seen all of the stuff they typically use and know by memory all of the typical clips used, you will be amazed at the amount of different footage in Clash of Wings.

Other documentary series that I like a lot:

Victory at Sea (an epic series)
Air Aces
Dogfights
Battle 360

Band of Brothers is also nearly a documentary, and it is awesome.
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Offline danny76

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Re: What's the best WWII documentary?
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2016, 11:51:07 PM »
Quote from: NatCigg on January 02, 2016, 10:46:01 AM
Battlefield Vietnam was a good series.  I think it was french made.


Not the most accurate WW2 documentary though....  :bolt:
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