World at War - 26 Episode Series Collection

Pros: Nicely remastered and repackaged DVDs, plus additional 30th Anniversary supplements

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: The World at War is still the best multipart documentary about mankind's largest conflict in history, and this DVD set is superb.

Review: In the early 1970s, even as the war in Vietnam was raging in far-off Indochina and Britain was still coming to terms with her transition from globe-spanning Empire to her more modest post-war status with just a few overseas colonies and a small military ...

Pros: Film clips. Narration. Editing. Sound affects. Historical accuracy. Eyewitness interviews.

Cons: Needs more coverage of naval warfare and the Pacific Theater.

The Bottom Line: The World at War is an excellent documentary series on World War II. It is not quite perfect, but is hard to beat.

Review: World War II drew to a close more than 60 years ago, and the war’s aftermath continues to reverberate across the globe even today. The conflict, which claimed more than 50 million lives, altered the course of human history in ways that are still not ...