BBC History of World War II

BBC History of World War II is a 10-program, 12-disc, 30-hour collection of critically acclaimed documentaries about World War II.

Contents

# "" (1997, 6 Episodes, 290mins, 4:3 Fullscreen, 2 Discs) - On the reasons behind the rise and fall of the Nazis and of Nazi Germany.
# "The Road to War" (1989, 4 Episodes, 195mins, 4:3 Fullscreen, 1 Disc) - On how Germany, Britain, Italy, The Soviet Union, France, Japan and the USA entered the war. Narrator is Charles Wheeler
# "Dunkirk" (2004, 3 Episodes, 176mins, 16:9 Anamorphic, 1 Disc) - Drama on the evacuation from Dunkirk.
# "War of the Century" (1999, 4 Episodes, 190mins, 4:3 Fullscreen, 1 Disc) - On the Russo-German War.
# "Battle of the Atlantic" (2002, 3 Episodes, 146mins, 16:9 Anamorphic, 1 Disc) - On the U-boats and the Atlantic convoys.
# "Horror in the East" (2000, 2 Episodes, 98mins, 4:3 Fullscreen, 1 Disc) - On the Japanese Army's atrocities in the Asia-Pacific war--and why the Japanese fought to the death. Supplements on the Indian Army and the Burma War.
# "Battlefields" (2001, 4 Episodes, 194mins, 16:9 Anamorphic, 1 Disc) - On El Alamein, Monte Cassino, Arnhem and RAF Bomber Command [Episode Name: "Bomber"] on the firebombing of German cities. Presenter is Prof. Richard Holmes.
# "" (2004, 2 Episodes, 90mins, 16:9 Anamorphic, 1 Disc) - Docudrama on the events surrounding D-Day.
# "D-Day to Berlin" (2004, 3 Episodes, 150mins, 16:9 Anamorphic, 1 Disc) - Docudrama on the breakout from Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge and the German surrender.
# "" (2005, 6 Episodes, 300mins, 16:9 Anamorphic, 2 Discs) - Docudrama on the Nazis' conceptualisation and implementation of the Final Solution.

ee also

*The World at War 1970s series by Thames Television.