2006-10-11 16:11:08 · 8 answers · asked by rams_s 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
By far the best program is/was "The World At War", produced by the BBC. It is available from Amazon or any DVD outlet store. You may have to order it, but it is worth every penny.
"World War II In Color" is also very good.
"The World At War" is so far ahead of anything else that it isn't even funny.
"Why We Fight" is pure propaganda produced during the early years of the war to make American servicemen and women want to fight harder/ It is valid only as a decent study in the making of propaganda films.
2006-10-12 00:18:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd suggest the books of Richard Maybury which are easy to read and give a different viewpoint from the one given in Western schools. Google his name for his website and order the books. They were originally intended for his nephew who was 15 at the time, but are read and appreciated by people much older. Maybury's books will make anything else you hear or read about the world wars much more interesting. World War II was really an extension of World War I which began as "a garden variety European bloodbath" faught to a stalemate with thousands dead on all sides until...America rescued the war out of misplaced ideals and many millions more died. Then the winners blamed Germany, which had been no more guilty than England or anyone else, and punished Germany. This created the conditions or Hitler to come to power (democratically elected, by the way) and he tried to "push back." Unfortunately, he was a mad man.
2006-10-12 02:45:10 · answer #2 · answered by Tobiwan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say The Downfall. It's a german movie, about the downfall of Hitler. Or The Pianist. I think it's a great DVD about history if World War II. Hope you like them!! =)
2006-10-11 23:17:27 · answer #3 · answered by Icha Halim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a long-time (35+ years) student of military history, and I would have to agree with John K. If you want a good general overview, from the build-up to the war through to the immediate aftermath, I don't know of a better one than The World at War. I have a copy of it myself and have watched it many times. It is brilliantly, and movingly, narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier.
2006-10-12 18:31:40 · answer #4 · answered by Jeffrey S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For a good look at the US' side of the war, try Band of Brothers. For a good history (although sometimes fictionalized, as is any film) of Adolf Hitler, try "Max" with John Cusack.
2006-10-12 00:22:13 · answer #5 · answered by imhalf_the_sourgirl_iused_tobe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
World War II in Colour is pretty good!
http://www.amazon.com/World-War-II-Color-Archives/dp/0767026977
2006-10-11 23:20:24 · answer #6 · answered by Impavidus 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yea i agree with the guy above me it shows both fronts but mostly focuses on the Pacific theater
2006-10-11 23:28:36 · answer #7 · answered by ryan s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several, but try "Why we fight" for starters.
2006-10-11 23:18:12 · answer #8 · answered by afsm666 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋