World War II, the complete history. 1. Cover Image

DVD

World War II, the complete history. 1.

Madacy Home Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

Examines the complex origins of the conflict in Europe and East Asia, and the long first phase of the war when an Axis victory seemed an all-too-likely and frightening possibility. This rare archival material reveals the magnitude of the fascist threat, and the heroism that sustained the Allies through the bleak early years.

Record details

ISBN: 0778630277
ISBN: 9780778630272
Physical Description: 5 videodiscs (885 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Special 66th anniversary collector's edition.
Publisher: St. Laurent, Quebec : Madacy Home Video, [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced in 2005. Bonus features: letters from the front lines; original news reels.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1 : Hitler's rise to power : the war in Asia begins as Japan invades China -- War breaks out in Europe; the United States begins to build a military -- Tensions rise between the U.S. and Japan; Germany invades Russia -- Pearl Harbor; Russia launches a counter-attack against the Germans -- Seige of Leningrad; U.S. fighter planes -- America in the Philippines; ROmmel and the British in North Africa -- Nazi's "Final Solution;" the interment of Japense-Americans -- MacArthur leaves the Philippines; a look at life after enlistment in the Army. Disc 2 : Japan captures Mandalay; the Allies split the Pacific command -- B-25 bombers on Tokyo; in the Philippines, U.S. forces on Bataan surrender -- Japan invades the Aleutian islands, a look at the top Nazi leadership -- Midway : a turning point in the Pacific; the Nazis push toward Stalingrad -- Luftwaffe pounds Britain on Malta; Rommel is defeted at El Alamein -- U.S. Marines invade Guadalcanal; Canadians meet with disaster in Dieppe -- Battle for Bloody Ridge; a look at Lend Lease shipments to Russia -- America lands on the north coast of Africa; medical care in the jungle. Disc 3 : French troops fold in North Africa; Germany is trapped at Stalingrad -- Russia tightens its noose around Stalingrad; longing for home at Christmas -- Allied leaders meet at Casablanca; French Admiral Darian is assassinated -- Russia reclaims Stalingrad and Lenningrad; radar and the fight for the skies -- America is victorious at Guadalcanal; Germany hits har at Kasserine Pass -- Patton arrives in North Africa; the R.A.F. targets German industry -- Dt Patton beats Germans at El Guettar; Nazis retreat from the North Atlantic -- Operation Mincemeat; a look at life on a carrier. Disc 4 : Allies claim final victory in North Africa; planning for the invasion of Sicily -- Allies invade Sicily; American Navy plans its assualt across the Pacific -- Bombs over German oil refineries; Russia continues its drive west -- Allies win on Sicily ; Allied bombers are mauled over Schweinfurt -- Allies invade and take Italian mainland; Japan's elete military institutions -- Germans stage daring rescue of Mussolini; a look at life in Britain -- Italians decalre war on Germany; Russia retakes Kiev -- Allied leaders meet again; Halsy tops the Solomon ladder at Bougainville. Disc 5 : Preparing to invade France; U.S. Maines bloodied on the beaches of Tarawa -- 1943, the year in review; the P-51 enters the fray -- America wins big in the Marshalls; Red Army breaks the siege of Lenningrad -- Allies bomb Monte Cassino; the U.S. rolls through the Central Pacific -- Surprise Japanese offensive in India; preparations for Operation Overlord -- Hitler shuffles his western command; a look at a bizarre navy ritual -- D-Day Special : landing on the north coast of France; the German reaction -- Allied forces struggle in Normandy; Hitler's vengenace stikes London.
System Details Note:	DVD; Dolby Digital, 2.0 Dolby stereo.; full screen.