Documentary DVDs

This landmark incomparable rememberance of world war ii includes rare interviews with veterans & survivors amazing archive footage & chilling narration by sir laurence olivier. Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 08/24/2004 Run time: 1199 minutes Rating: Nr

Interviews and profiles Robert S. McNamara, former Secretary of Defense under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War.<br><b>Genre: Documentary<br><b>Rating: PG13
Release Date: 1-MAY-2007
Media Type: DVD

Studio: Gaiam Americas Release Date: 04/27/2004 Rating: Nr

This definitive ten-part series offers insight and analysis to provide a coherent and strategic military narrative of the worldwide conflict that changed history.

The story of how Jewish children were sent to Great Britain by their parents during World War II to protect them from Hitler.<br><b>Genre: Documentary
Rating: PG
Release Date: 29-MAR-2005
Media Type: DVD

History s most thrilling aerial battles can now be experienced as never before from inside the cockpit. Legendary aircrafts like the F8 Crusader, the F6F Hellcat, the P40 Tomahawk, and more are brought back to life as DOGFIGHTS takes viewers straight into the heat of the aerial action.

You re in the cockpit as DOGFIGHTS: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE follows these rarefied pilots over the skies of Guadalcanal, Korea, and Vietnam. Fabled fighter jocks from the dawn of dogfighting in World War I to Desert Storm are the top guns in DOGFIGHTS: THE COMPLETE SEASON TWO, while DOGFIGHTS OF THE FUTURE gives a fascinating preview of the next generation of fighter aircraft and tactics.

Every battle mixes rare archival footage, state-of-the-art CGI graphics and exciting, vivid narration from the original pilots for a heart-pounding, immersive aerial experience.

Studio: Gaiam Americas Release Date: 04/27/2004 Rating: Nr

It was a war and a series of military campaigns like no other. Now HISTORY puts you in the action with Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. as he leads his heroic soldiers in North Africa, in the invasion of Sicily, and in the charge across Europe to defeat Hitler s Third Reich.<br><br>Following on the success of Battle 360, PATTON 360 uses cutting-edge computer graphic animation and the latest technology to bring viewers a 360-degree view of World War II. Patton, a complicated, colorful, and ferociously determined officer known as Old Blood and Guts, springs to life with the aid of archival footage, personal diary quotes, and commentary from historians and veterans. With insight into the forces he commanded and battles he led, you ll be there for all the drama, from lightning-fast armored assaults to the Battle of the Bulge and the final battles inside Germany after crossing the Rhine. Grab a helmet and prepare for action!

World War II encompassed some of America s greatest triumphs and most bitter defeats. The History Channel® Ultimate Collections World War II is a comprehensive and intimate survey of this epic war featuring nearly 30 of its greatest World War II documentaries, each packed with original archival footage, interviews with military experts and historians, and gripping reenactments.<br /><br />This essential 10 disc anthology of the greatest war of the 20th century includes:<br />
<em>World War II: The War in Europe
Eight documentaries survey the war s massive scope in Europe.<br />
World War II: The War in the Pacific
Seven documentaries examine the impetus and aftermath of the battle in the Pacific.<br />
Biography®: General Douglas MacArthur: Return of a Legend<br />The great MacArthur helped win World War II with a simple promise: I shall return. <br />
Okinawa: The Final Battle
Relive the final engagement of World War II, in which over 250,000 people joined in a desperate fight.<br />
Empires of Industry: War Planes of WWII
Learn about the birth of America s aviation industry and some of the greatest fighter planes ever produced.<br /><br /><em>Nuremberg: Tyranny on Trial
Bear witness to the accusations, hearings, and sentencing of Nazi war criminals.

<em>Great Blunders of World War II
Eight documentaries expose the fatal errors and bungled opportunities that changed the course of history.