The War (A Ken Burns documentary about WW2)

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There is a new Ken Burns documentary out about the second World War, a source of great interest to me, but I haven't been able to find it on TV around my area.

Has anyone seen this and what can you say about it?
 
No love for this? Surprising.

Its well made. Many people are complaining (once again) about it being from an American perspective. Its been coming on a whole lot. It also comes out on DVD today.
 
It's out on DVD already? Huh. I thought it was going to air on PBS for 12 weeks and then a long time after that, make it's way to DVD. This is exciting news. I'm a WWII buff. This will probably be expensive as hell though.
 
it's good, I watched the Fubar segment, and the battle of the bulge segment last night. It's a good documentary. The footage is unbelievable. And the individual stories are interesting.

what I don't like, is the attention deficit disorder of the director. Although the segments follow a certain subject, it's very easy to get lost in tangents that are constantly being introduced, and subsequently dropped

again, it's really good, and has a lot of support from big name actors to pull off the narration.

Dog Fight still beats it for explaining things though, less social relevance, and more what actually happened. And what I love about Dog Fight is that it isn't just about airplanes. They did an hour this week on the Yamato, and a dog fight between ships. It's a brilliant show that literally explains what is happening on the battlefield. with planes, they computerize all the manoevers to show what what actually happened, and it what sort of time frame. I recommend
 
I've seen Dog Fight. It is a good show. They really get you into the heart of an air battle and show you the nuts and bolts.

I've been rewatching the British doc "The World at War". It's definitely one of the most impressive takes on the material I have seen. It's old, but very detailed and dramatic.
 

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