The World At War

[Jazzatola]

I'm guessing that since this is a documentary, that all regions are the same but can anyone offer an opinion on the Region 4 boxset of The World At War?

EzyDVD have it for a cracking £58 or thereabouts which is almost 40% off the UK selling price.

Should I take the plunge?

[feverpitch96]

If you want this series, get the R4 box while it's on special. To the best of my knowledge it's identical to the R2 box in all respects bar the design of the case spines (coloured wrap-around from the cover design, as opposed to R2's slightly more bookish-looking black'n'silver spines)

[MikeToone]

The only thing to bear in mind is does it include postage and it might stand a chance of getting "Customised-££££"

I got mine from DVD Boxoffice for £59.00, no postage and no customs......

[geek]

I got mine from DVD Boxoffice for £59.00 - Mike Toone


Mike, since you have the R1 version is the running time different to the R2 version. I ask because the R2 is listed on sites as being 1920 mins and R1's have a running time of about 1300 mins.
Are there any episodes missing on the R1.

[MikeToone]

Hi,

No - all the epsiodes are there across a five volume set, which are double sided discs.

It breaks down as follows:

Volume 1:

The making of the World at War
A New Germany 1933- 1939
Distant War September 1939 – May 1940
France Falls May – June 1940
Alone May 1940 – May 1941
Barbarossa June – December 1941
BanZai Japan 1931 – 1942
On Our Way USA 1939 – 1942

Volume 2:

The Desert – North Africa 1940 – 1943
Stalingrad – June 1942 - Feb 1943
Wolf Pack - U Boats in the Atlantic 1939 – 1944
Red Star – The Soviet Union 1941 – 1943
Whirlwind – Bombing Germany September 1939 - April 1944
Tough Old Gut – Italy November 1942 – June 1944
It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow - Burma 1942 – 1944
Home Fires – Britiain 1940 – 1944

Volume 3:

Inside the Reich – Germany 1940 – 1944
Morning - June - August 1944
Occupation – Holland 1940-1944
Pincers – August 1944 – March 1945
Genocide – 1941 –1945
Nemesis – Germany Feb - May 1945
Japan 1941 – 1945
Pacific – Feb 1942 – July 1945

Volume 4:

The Bomb – Feb – Sept 1945
Reckoning – 1945 and after
Remember

Bonus DVD Programming

Secretary to Hitler - Traudl Junge
From War to Peace (aka Who won World War II)
Warrior

Volume 5:

Bonus DVD Programming

The Third Reich (aka Hitlers Germany)
The Two Deaths of Adolf Hitler
The Final Solution

Maybe the run time has something to do with NTSC to PAL.

For me this is the best documentary ever made, and the music still send goosebumps down my arms.

Interesting fact mentioned in the "Making Of", it's never been off TV in the States since it was first shown in the '70's.

[geek]

Cheers Mike, R1 it is then.