The Second World War in Colour (TV mini-series 1999)

[Stray Cat]

I watched it some time ago.. but here it is:

1. The Gathering Storm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERqhS_BR8Fg

2. Lightning War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Paah91aj8U

3. Britain At Bay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvXt8ZkF6CA

4. Hitler Strikes East
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLlfq4QX65k

5. Red Sun Rampant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WGxmZz4G_8


..more..

 

[Stray Cat]

6. The Mediterranean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ryPRBIgcQ

7. Turning The Tide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnb6M_AYYrE

8. The Soviet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFy57cj-0TQ

9. Overlord
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNEL_1BkM2E

10. Closing The Ring
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FArl8QuyOHg

..one more pile...

 

[Stray Cat]

11. The Island War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWcKoJ1isI8

12. Victory In Europe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELQzf2ktimQ

13. Victory In The Pacific
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3537Ic20R4

If you watched it - great.
If you didn't - do.
If it's already posted here - SORRY bartenders, feel free to dump it into trash can.

 

[Edward]

Fascinating stuff. A lot of this was screened by the BBC some years ago. I remember at the time historical experts who worked on the show saying that a lot of the footage had been in the control of the British government at the time but that it had been suppressed as they were concerned that colour footage would make it all seem to "real" and erode support for the war effort. Maybe there is something in that, I don't know - I know I myself find it very chilling seeing real images of Hitler and of conflict in colour, they really do hit home. Especially for me the images of people off duty, clowning around - like Hitler on holidays, that sort of thing. For all the Allies demonised Hitler and the top Nazis, it is when you see them at their most human that I find what they did all the more chilling (holds good for anyone, really).

 

[Stray Cat]

War is scarier in colour.

When I was watching this, I got goosebumps. It looks SO real.. When in back-and-white, it's toned down, it's like an old movie. When in colour.. it's frightening!

 

[EmergencyIan]

This series has been airing within the past year here in the United States on the Military Channel (part of the Discovery Network).


- Ian