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Douglas Rain narrates this second documentary in a series of three chronicling the events on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. This second volume details the appalling waste of life that accompanied the conflict's bloodiest phase: the four year war claimed an average of 17,800 lives every day.
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Second in a three part series; this 65min DVD takes the viewer on a highly memorable guided tour of the most destructive war in recorded history! Powerfully authentic Nazi/Soviet newsreel footage provides the action-packed backdrop to an hour long narrative delivered by Douglas Rain; who in harsh but gripping tone, graphically relates the story of Hitler's 'Crusade in the East'. The Nazi quest for 'Lebensraum' in Soviet Russia, and the titanic polical/military events at the fiery heart of that awesome conflict. The documentary content is accurate, detailed and informative; covering the 1941 Blitzkreig attacks, the advance on Leningrad, the capture of Kiev, Sevastapol, the battle of Stalingrad, and a lot more.
The high impact script by Jerry Lawton ensures this DVD is far more than a just a documentary however. It is a clever blend of visual and verbal; of fact, opinion, pictures, skilled storytelling, heroism and tragedy, tactical combat and strategic overview. Were I restricted to only one series amongst the many available, this programme; and the series from which it is part, would be my first choice. It is the Nazi/Soviet clash as a Viking bard might tell of it, an illustrated barbarian saga; in 20'th Century news-speak.
The high impact script by Jerry Lawton ensures this DVD is far more than a just a documentary however. It is a clever blend of visual and verbal; of fact, opinion, pictures, skilled storytelling, heroism and tragedy, tactical combat and strategic overview. Were I restricted to only one series amongst the many available, this programme; and the series from which it is part, would be my first choice. It is the Nazi/Soviet clash as a Viking bard might tell of it, an illustrated barbarian saga; in 20'th Century news-speak.
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THERE ARE 3 DISCS IN THIS SET. I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF FILM ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT, BUT MOST OF THIS FILM I HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE IT HAS A VERY GOOD COMMANTRY. GREAT TO HAVE IN MY COLLECTION. GET ALL 3.
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