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DVD : The History Channel Ultimate Collections: World War II |
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List Price: $59.95Amazon.com's Price: $33.49 You Save: $26.46 (44%)Prices subject to change.
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: A&E
EAN: 0733961762808
Format: Box set, Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 10
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Release Date: November 28, 2006
Running Time: 892 minutes
Sales Rank: 7222
Studio: A&E Home Video
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Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 11/28/2006
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A brief comment
I note that there are a lot of lukewarm reviews of this set, and even a fair number of negative comments relating to its shortcomings. For me, though, as a beginner in World War II history, something I knew very little about, I found this set quite enjoyable and informative. I liked how each episode is divided into various segments discussing the country's leaders and generals, the armies and positions involved, order of battle, military strategy, and the weapons themselves--ships, tanks, planes, ... Read More
Rating: - WWII DVD set
I purchased this set for one of my grandchildren and liked it so much that I bought another one for another grandchild.
Rating:  - Hoping for Something Better
I agree with the majority, that this set is very incomplete. While content presented on WW II is good, I have other issues.
The running time is approximately 810 minutes (not 892 minutes) on 10 DVDs in the standard cases, which requires at least 6 inches of shelf space. Only 4 DVDs were required, but 10 DVDs were used.
I mainly purchased this set for the 10 Military (Great) Blunders episodes. I was hugely disappointed that all episodes ran between 20:55 and 21:07 minutes. ... Read More
Rating:  - Dreadful
I was pleased to see a new "supersized" history of WWII box set come to DVD, and being a superfan of this subject bought it. I wasn't expecting a lot of new footage but I thought perhaps a new perspective would be refreshing.
I'm afraid disappointed is an understatement in describing how I felt while watching it... "War Chronicles" (Mort Zimmerman) was never my favorite of the WWII documentaries, and this box set is built entirely on these old reels.
Patrick O'Neal's voice ... Read More
Rating:  - Incomplete documentary of the War
Lacks adequate description of the Eastern Front. Biographies are superfluous and should have been eliminated for " the last days of WWII" History Channel documentary
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