The world at war

The world at war [videorecording - DVD] / Thames Television ; producer, Jeremy Issacs. - London Thames Television, 1973. - 11 discs (2130 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 3 3/4 in.

Originally broadcast by ITV in 1973. Title on container: The award-winning television classic The world at War narrated by academy award winner sir Laurence Olivier.

The making of the series ; A new Germany, 1933-39 ; Distant war, September 1939-May 1940 ; France falls, May-June 1940 -- Alone, May 1940-May 1941 ; Barbarossa, June-December 1941 ; Banzai! Japan, 1931-1942 ; On our way, U.S.A. 1939-1942. Part 1, Disc 1 [204 min.). Part 1, Disc 2 [209 min.]. The desert, North Africa, 1940-1943 ; Stalingrad, June 1942-February 1943 ; Wolf Pack, U-boats in the Atlantic, 1939-1944 ; Red Star, the Soviet Union, 1941-1943 -- Whirlwind, Bombing Germany, September 1939-April 1944 ; Tough Old Gut, Italy November 1942-June 1944 ; It's a lovely day tomorrow, Burma 1942-1944 ; Home fires, Britain 1940-1944. Part 2, Disc 1 [209 min.]. Part 2, Disc 2 [208 min.]. Inside the Reich, Germany 1940-1944 ; Morning, June-August 1944 ; Occupation, Holland 1940-1944 ; Pincers, August 1944-March 1945 -- Genocide, 1941-1945 ; Nemesis, Germany February-May 1945 ; Japan, 1941-45 ; Pacific, February 1942-July 1945. Part 3, Disc 1 [209 min.]. Part 3, Disc 2 [207 min.]. The bomb, February-September 1945 ; Reckoning, 1945 and after ; Remember -- Secretary to Hitler ; From war to peace ; Warrior. Part4, Disc 1 [154 min.]. Part 4, Disc 2 [102 min.]. Hitler's Germany, the people's community 1933-1939 ; Hitler's Germany, total war 1939-1945 ; Two deaths of Adolf Hitler -- The final solution, part 1 ; The final solution, part 2. Part 5, Disc 1 [232 min.]. Part 5, Disc 2 [216 min.]. Making of the series ; Experiences of war. 30th Anniversary Disc [189 min.].

DVD extras include Imperial War Museum Photo Gallery, Biographies, Brief history of the world at war, episode summaries, speeches/songs & newsreels/maps. DVD extras include Imperial War Museum Photo Gallery, Biographies, Brief history of the world at war, episode summaries, speeches/songs & newsreels/maps.

Narrated by Laurence Olivier.

Through actual film footage, depicts the horror and heroism of World War II.


DVD

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World War, 1939-1945.