Battlefield S1/E1 - The Battle of France
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Directed by Dave Flitton, Andy Aitken, Justin McCarthy
Produced by Dave Flitton (series prod.), David McWhinnie, Ken Maliphant, David Rozalla
Written by Dave Flitton, Andy Aitken
Narrated by Tim Piggott-Smith; Jonathan Booth
Music by David Galbraith
Distributed by Public Broadcasting Service
Release date(s) 1994
Running time 6 116-minute episodes
Country USA
Language English
R.I.P Narrator Tim Piggot Smith. I just found out he died in April 2017. He was 70 years old. He was a great narrator and appeared in many other shows and films.
I loved him in Dads Army
Awh, that's upsetting.
ERD Epoch Are you sure? I Googled him and I couldn't find Dad's Army in his work. I'd like to see it.
He was an obese Rx drug addict same as most Americans today. That's why most of you relate to Churchill.
Legend and Unique.
I love these documentaries because they're so informative. None of the dramatized bullshit you see in "documentaries" today.
exactly!
Steve J but.. but.. How could I know how effective tanks were in WW2 if they don't compare them to M1 abrams :(
Mrzjasuu ...what?...say again??...
Steve J i watched these as a 8 year old!!!!! i still love them, i hate it because back when i was actually too young, discovery channel actually showed documentairies that mattered, not anymore. wich is why i feel that this is a quality doc.
Steve J I agree. I personally think that modern documentaries deviate too much from the information they contain.
I play this soundtrack late at night as a sleeping aid. Or turn on this series. Works like a champ!
The sound balancing is solid and this guy was absolutely 💯 👌
I do the same
I’ve been doing the same thing for a couple years. It’s perfect
Same here
Where can i find the soundtrack?
Why can't they play stuff like this on the history channel? Instead they show programs where they are collecting and selling trash.
The truth cant get out.
Because the History Channel is more interested in making advertising money than sharing real history. And it does not help its bottom line much when people who do not understand the fair use clause of title 17 misuse it either. The person who shared this video failed to take into account the fact that fair use is referring to quoting from published works and not sharing entire works. In most cases people get away with using fair use in a manner for which it was not intended because the copyright owners do not consider it worth the trouble of going to court.
Actually, this originally aired in the US on PBS.
Lately the History Channel's main business has been collecting and selling trash.
@@wafflesaurus_supreme nice copypasta bro
This show was perfect- the background to the battle, who was in the battle, what was the strategy, the lay of the land and finally the outcome.
It's a very good example of a professional presentation. Unlike most documentaries at that time which are simply montages of field recordings and a narrator telling herolic stories.
@@macrotransaction2383 I also like how the narrator doesn't have that History Channel, overly dramatic, "be afraid" sounding voice telling you the dumbest, most fear mongering sounding crap like they're pandering to people who would rather actually watch a movie than a documentary. I usually turn off about 75% of docs I try to watch in about the first 2-5 minutes just based on how the narrator sounds and is presenting what I'm about to watch, regardless of how interested I am in the subject matter.
The best documentary series about wwII ever made. They don't make 'em like that anymore.
Have you heard of " The World at War " series ? Originally aired on BBC in 1973-74..... Both awe-inspiring and heart breaking, it is top of the line documentary film making in both subject matter and production quality.
World At War series & Victory In The Pacific are also two of my favorites.
I've seen both but I prefer this series@@k.stultz9255
I think it is forgotten how crucial this battle is. I think very few people thought the Germans could roll over the French and British like they did. A turning point in history.
China wants to do the same soon. Many don’t believe it but the signs are all around.
It really shat on everything WW1 did
The panzer divisions did all the heavy lifting. The rest of the german army was nothing to brag about. They also paid a heavy price with ten of thousands KIA who will be sorely missed in the future. It was definitely not a walk in the park
@@punchtalestudiono but it was pretty much all the Germans way. Quirk of history, the German technological edge.
@@punchtalestudio the german army in the beginning was pretty formidable......dont kid yourself, they had yrs of exp along with their air force at blitzkrieg. it was after russia that the german army became alot less effective due to a shortage of trained healthy soldiers.
Who won the first Tour de France? 7th Panzer Division. Sorry, but I had to :/
+TheBranchez How do you get Americans to join a war? Tell them its nearly over..
+andrew piera HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
+TheBranchez lol
+andrew piera Yep, because you couldn't handle it yourself.
+andrew piera 😁😁😁 You can also tell them they're losing money :p
I’ve watched this specific episode over and over I never get tired of it
Same here!
Same!
Lmao I can almost quote half the episode because I've watched it so many times
I watch it a bunch too. It's excellent and well done. Plus most western media, movies, books, video games etc don't really cover this period of the war in any detail.
@Zorica Tasic lmao I know right, I'm obsessed with 1940-43 but after that it's just depressing
I've been looking for this for years. I use to watch it all the time as a kid.
Glad you found it. The best documentaries about ww2 in my opinion. Its free from political views and judgement. Greetings from Germany to you :)
Nowadays cable programming will only air shows that literally make you dumber after watching an episode
This brings me back. I remember watching this series as a kid every Thursday night with my dad. For some reason, I was absolutely fascinated with the Second World War. Even as an adult, I think about it time to time, usually when someone waxes poetic about how civilized and enlightened the West is. WW2 isn't ancient history; there are people alive today who remember when Europe was covered in blood.
covered in blood...well said
There's a lot of lessons to be learned by the WWII
Well the West invented a ton of stuff, pretty much all amenities we use now It does not make it immune from violent aspects of human nature and certainly since the West was more wealthy, it had bigger ability to carry out atrocities too, but had any other race or civilization be in its place, the outcome would be similar
@Max K Either that or I was really into Wolfenstein 3D at the time
it isn't that hard to revert people back to those times.
It really is a true testament to the skill of the Wehrmacht that they were able to take out such a formidable enemy in only 6 weeks. Despite what many people want to believe, France put up a very hard and desperate fight, and they did have some local successes. These small victories however were not enough to cause any major effect in the larger battles, and thus could not save France from ultimate defeat.
+Michael RedCrow True... and the war could have been completely different had Germany taken the Dunkirk Port wrapping up around 360,00 POW's This most likely would have crippled the UK's ability for war....if the Germans then invaded Greece, and N. Africa at the end of 1940 (Sept-December after a brief respite for rest and refit) Then a two prong attack on Alexandria through possibly Syria and the main army in N. Africa... with the goal of completely knocking Britain out of the war by mid to late 1941, and securing the Iraqi oil fields. Hypothetical of course but at the time there was no point except that of ego for the Battle of Britain as the better choice and more reasonable would be securing the underbelly of Germany, and securing well needed oil supply. Germany would have enjoyed air superiority while fighting in N. Africa (Mediterranean Theatre), Armor and Troops. Possibly after securing Libya, Egypt, Iraq, Syria... Britain would be left with India, and its colonies in Africa and a few for a while in the East of course.Thus possibly swaying Spain and Turkey to the Axis... maybe. If Germany could have sued for peace with Britain before Japan bombed Pearl Harbor... perhaps.. but regardless it may resulted different outcome in the East with Russia, if Britain was knocked out of the war early. Hypothetically speaking of course.
+Commander Shepherd I don't think it was quite the huge blunder people think it was Dunkirk was not the last act of the Battle of France , they simply thought they had bigger fish to fry and put dealing with the remnants of the Allied armies of the North on the back burner . I don't believe the loss of those British forces in the Dunkirk perimeter would of forced Britain to the negotiating table ,the post Dunkirk evacuations would still have provided a viable self defence force and the RN would still have retained naval superiority .
+Edward Corran ultimately, it's because Hitler's desire to save Britain from a humiliating defeat primed over tactical efficiency. That and about 50 other poor decisions turned the war against him, and I can't thank him enough for that as a European ;)
+Commander Shepherd The french even won a battle, the battle of Hannut
likesmilitaryhistory Alan Moore Yeah, that was a morale booster, but it was a hopeless fight everywhere else once the Germans started fanning out into the French interior.
Super narration by Piggot-Smith. He puts the doc in documentary. This the standard to which others are held to.
Abso-fecking-lutely Barry.
darn tootin', doc
I listen to the Battlefield series while going to sleep at night. The narrator’s voice is every bit as soothing as any ASMR video.
This documentary is an absolute masterpeice, the music, the information, the broken down segments, the actual film, the little tid bits you dont hear unless you take a college course or read books about weapons and specific incidents. You wont see a better series than this and this episode is the best of the whole series. I seen it hundreds of times.
Masterpiece
I'm inclined to agree about that as a whole series. But Mann, I'm having serious issues with how they chose to handle the utter betrayal of Poland by the English and French. Like it's a hugely complicated issue, I get not getting into it on this video. But to say they did nothing because they didn't have time is an utter lie. They absolutely knowingly and willfully fed Poland to Germany in the hopes they would stop there, and millions died. I won't attempt to speculate too much, but if France had pressed that first "attack" without a shadow of a doubt in my mind, it would have been a very different war. Again, it is incredibly complicated with Russia being involved. But there wasn't much of anything in front of the French when they crossed the border, and on paper, the French had worlds of better equipment at that point.
@@5isalivegaming72 I mean the whole series. Although this is the best episode. It's the only one that gives a real long backstory. Others do too, but not in as much length as the start of the war. And many people are curious of what if. What if they won. Imagine the world today. America and the world turned into Nazi militaries. Including America breaking the army air force to an air force, set up secret police cia, modeled a lot on Germany. Took all their scientists as did everyone who could. It's a big wtf would have happened. 1 thing for sure, we are never born, and the world probably looks like a complete different place, with German as the main language over time. Instead of English. Unless they actually finish the nuke and nuke Europe.
It's hard to count the number of times I have watched this series, and counting... , it is becoming a weekly or daily thing for me lately.
Same here
Same bro it’s just so addictive
same, i fall asleep to these and watch them while gaming
@@theodorrodriguez1800 I do the exact same thing haha. I just need something I can mindlessly kinda listen to for some reason.
Me too. I watch them during the day and feel better in the evening. So educational without zero BS.
By far the best series of documentaries about WW2. I remember watching them on the Discovery Channel.
Nobody does this sort of documentary any more. It's just dumb-down crap for the masses, no real historical value.
It's a shame the information is outdated. This could use for a remake, long as they don't change much but the information.
To bad its full of allied propaganda...
Used to watch "Battlefield" documentaries on WTVS in Detroit on Saturday evenings in the late 90's. Damn well produced documentary series.
This is very good, but NOTHING will eclipse the World at War narrated by the late great Lord Olivier.
I grew up on these documentary's as a teenager.
One of the best World War II documentaries ever. I watched it as a teenager on broadcast TV and was mesmerized, I am so happy to have found it again.
I Bluetooth these in my semi most every day. For some morbid reason, I love these things.
Back in the day i had all these on vhs i taped off the satellite dish and countless others probably 20 tapes of war documentaries until my wifes nephew borrowed them and now there lost in time, so great to see them again after all these years 💣💥☠
Best documentary style ever... and Piggot Smithe.....A wonderful narrator... Rest in peace ... thank you for this quality video ....
I like dramatization, it brings it to life
“Battlefield”…One if the greatest Docs of all time! I wish I hadn’t seen every episode multiple times.
Love the narration and music.
me too...i use that to sleep.
I love that this documentary actually looked at the map from back then, because most studios probably wouldn't care to leave Slovakia as a separate entity(albeit a puppet government), and the fact that Hungary controlled Carpathian Ruthenia. I love this documentary a lot!
The poor old lady with the pegged leg at 1:32 sure got around. She's been a fleeing refuge on many fronts in these documentaries.
as conspiracy theories go this one is the most devastating :D
Tony Are you asking me?
Tony If you watch these WW2 propaganda videos and play close attention, you'll notice they take stock footage and use it to fit their narration regardless of where it came from. This poor peg legged old lady has been fleeing from one battle area to the next. I've seen the same grounded plane being strafed from the air by both sides. Keep in touch.
+Gregory Nasralla...I know what you mean. It seems that the 20th Legion fought every battle the Roman Empire was engaged in. From Caesar's time one up till the fall....according to some documentaries! LOL!
@@gregorynasrallah1755 clearly a 'plant'!
His voice and the music made this even more intriguing to me
This is the best WW 2 documentary series ever made....period.....
The battlefield series have been my bedtime stories for years
Me 2. I listen to ww2 Docs every night lol we are probably ww2 experts by now
THANK YOU finally a man with WW@ Documanterial sense.
Yeah,me too before sleeping I use to watch the movie of ww2
Poor France....I can't pretend the US was any better prepared for WWII..we just had the luxury of the Atlantic Ocean...
What does the USA have to do with this documentary? Last I checked USA isn't part of France, Brittan or Europe.
@@BlackBirdBlitz US was giant that awoken due this war
@@singhisking768 " US was giant that awoken due this war. " Which has nothing to do with the USA being prepared for a European war. The USA was not apart of Europe and had no obligation to join any European war.
I for one wish the us had stayed out of all european wars and still do! That doesent include trade as long as its fair. When its not, then the us has every right to protect our property, including our intellectual property
@@zzyzxzee6374 With a name like "Hitler", I'm pretty sure you would hope the US would stay out of all European wars. That said, at the time the US had no treaties that obligated America to support any European nation (correct me if I'm wrong). I'm well aware that America owes it's independence to French support during the American Revolutionary War. It can be argued that America repaid that debt during the First World War. My point is America was an independent nation with no obligation to get involved, choose a side or be prepared.
These are great! Got this 30 video playlist saved so I can binge them as I fall asleep! So, thank you.
I loved watching this show with my dad when I was younger; man it was a great and informative series.
I love this series. I play episodes maybe twice a week at bedtime since Feb.2018 and I still haven't tired of them yet. :)
Youre a bit late! LOL this has always been awesome seriously though!! The best
Everybody does it 💃
@@ludaheracles7201 still going 😁
The Opening Scene is so classic.
I've always loved this series, I watched it on PBS in my early 20's and was blown away by how clear and well done the presentation was. I remember watching the episode on Midway with a friend of mine who's a history professor and his wife, who is not much of a history buff, and she was riveted for the entire almost-two-hour run time. You know a documentary is extremely well done when someone who isn't particularly fascinated by the subject matter still pays attention for that long. Thank you so much for uploading this!
When I was in 7th grade, I’d wake up at 4:00am to put this documentary in the VCR before anyone else in the house could use it. A few years later my littles brothers would watch it with me.
I used to watch it on PBS as well. Back in the nineties every Sunday they would air these on PBS.
I remember borrowing these on VHS from the local library when I was much younger. Good docs.
This was SUCH a well developed series! I tried NEVER to miss these when they were on! I wish someone would use this or a similar format to illustrate major engagements from conflicts like Korea, Viet Nam, Angola, and the Post-WWII middle east.
In what form? I've even seen a glimpse! I'd love to view them!
I believe they did a whole series on Vietnam
The battle map music is so nostalgic! It popped into my head randomly and reminded me of watching this series on PBS when I was a kid. Searched google for 1990's PBS WW2 documentaries and boom here I am! Yesss! Going to watch the entire thing now.
These are better than the history channel by far much more in depth information on politics and military
Glad to see this video still here. Really.
Gamelin didn't even have a phone line at his HQ! There is another great World War II documentary called World at War, narrated by Laurence Olivier. What I really loved about it, was that it was made in the 70s, so they were able to interview and gain the insight of some key figures, from the war, that were still alive. For instance, they interviewed General Mark Clark, and Marshal of the RAF Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris, and Großadmiral Karl Doenitz, and even the Academy Award winning Brigadier General Jimmy Stewart, just to name a few.
There was also a FANTASTIC weekly "part work" magazine called "Purnell's history of the second world war" that each week had interviews with major figures of WW2. The complete works took up a large amount of bookshelf real estate, but was incredibly informative. As a child I grew up greedily reading the volumes, but after the passing of my parents it disappeared into the mists of time. individual parts of the work are still for sale on a well known internet auction site.
That was a great documentary. Hours and hours of footage and interviews with the guys who were there (like you said) I still remember watching it on A@E with my father in the late 80's when I was only 7 or 8 years old. I've been a fanatical historian about everything WW2 since then (especially Hitler Himself and the Eastern front.) This series is the only thing comprable with world at war in terms of footage and pure facts. Today's docs don't even compare with programs like this and world at war.
This series is the benchmark for other documentarians to follow.
This exact series I stumbled about at 8 years old watching with my grandmother 20 years ago!!!! So happy I found it
One of my favorites
The "background music" is driving me nuts!!
Thank you so much for making this series available. I'm really enjoying it..
Quality programming from yesteryear, or revisioninst fact free shit from modern day globalist MSM. No choice really is it?
Those civilian captains helping to evacuate the troops were next level brave. That would have been terrifying
I loved watching these episodes years ago on the Military Channel now I'm watching them again!
Trombones in A. Superb narration and compilation.
Some French units fought very well indeed. In fact the stand of the 1st French army at Lille won them a salute from the Germans. One German officer wrote "The heroic stand of the French 1st Army, proved that the French soldier is still among the best in the world." 40,000 Frenchmen, with few anti-tank guns and AA guns, and few tanks, hold back 200,000 Germans, backed by 800 panzers and hundreds of aircraft, including Stukas, long enough for 338,000 Allied troops to be lifted from the moles and beaches of Dunkirk. If those 200,000 Germans (7 divisions) with all their tanks had been free to attack Dunkirk the beaches would have been overrun before the first ships arrived to start the evacuation. In The Second World War (1949), Winston Churchill described the Allied defence of Lille as a "splendid contribution", which delayed the German advance for four days and allowed the escape of the British. The Germans were so impressed that when the French finally surrendered having run out of ammunition they allowed the French garrison to march past a guard of honour with all their arms and with their banners flying. At Hannut and Gembloux French armoured units actually stopped dead a German armoured thrust across the Belgium plain, inflicting more tank losses on the Germans than they themselves took, though the French won the battles of Hannut and Gembloux a German breakthrough further south at Sedan from out of the Ardennes forced a French withdrawal as their supplies lines were now threatened. At Stonne, the French beat back three German attacks and only succumbed to the fourth attack. The fighting here was bitter, with the French being driven off the hill, only for the French to counter-attack and take it back again, there was hand-to-hand fighting, rifle butts and bayonets, a type of combat that was rare in WW2. At Brest, French Marines defended the port against overwhelming numbers of Germans, with tanks and backed by aircraft. Brest never fell, in spite of repeated German attacks, it only game into German possession after the armistice was signed in Paris and the French government ordered all the French troops who were still fighting to lay down their arms.
The heroic defense of Lille was carried out mainly by North African troops. You neglect to mention that. The fact of the matter is that most of the French forces couldn't surrender quickly enough.
@@alanmckervey5165 No it was not, the North Africans only made up a small part of the defense, most of the 40,000 men there were native Frenchmen. Pretty sure that your anti-French sentiments encouraged you to make that up. I suggest you read up more on the war before coming out with such silly remarks in the future it will save you from being shown up to be an ignorant racist prick. Me on the other hand have studied military history for 48 years, going by the quality of your statement I bet I could run rings around you here. At Stonne there were no colonial troops involved and the fighting there was sometimes hand-to-hand.
@@englishalan222 "I" on the other hand...
Germans were told to hold up by Von Rundstedt, then Hitler.
Alan Moore - well said, I scrolled through the comments to see if the usual false anti-French propaganda would be present and was pleased to read some truth. One German General said that the French Armies' defense ultimately saved Britain from being invaded. British humiliation at their retreat at Dunkirk only being achieved thanks to the protection offered by French soldiers has led to endless shameful propaganda to the contrary rather than an honourable acceptance of the help given. A good video on the truth of Dunkirk: kzhead.info/sun/qpp8ZbRleIt9l5E/bejne.html
The music is great in this documentary!
Yes i agree with you dear...Thanks...jzpatelut..
agreed, its the best.. simple and yet captivating.
those might be interesting..
And music battlefields music should have won Grammys
@@johnnolan33177 I've seen every episode, more than once too.
Amazing documentary ! And the music ....
This is the BEST WWII Battlefield series in Full Episodes online - Thank you Vasile for your work. Hope U-Tube doesn't tare it apart.
Great documentary
Thank you for posting the entire series. Previously I had only seen a small portion, of this series, most memorably the S1-3 Midway program. The subdued tone, unadorned facts concise and organized, and music to match is excellent. The first two seasons seem to be the best, both presentation and music. The seasons 4-6 WWII episodes crank up the music a bit, and have shorter run times, suggesting a change toward commercial presentation leaving room for commercials.
The overall presentation of this series reminds me of so many briefings I attended while in the Air Force. Arranged very similar.
100% agreed
I completely agree. I enjoyed ever season of this show, but for me the first two were the best.
I enjoy and have watched everything you have posted thankyou soo much
great series very rewatchable
78 well prepared man took and hold,with some losses,for 24 hours Eben Emael which was defended by 1.200 soldiers.That's pretty impressive.
This is the best ww2 series ever made and it the basis of all other documentaries today. The sheer amount of research involved is intense.
Loved this series Brings me back
This is the best WWII series ever, bar none. A complete dissection of every and all: Fronts, Battles, Commanders, Tech...
This is the best episode in the series. Ive always loved this episode. I wish they went back to WW1 all the way through the 30s and into the war and made this a 4 hr episode. It would have set the tone for the entire series
John Nolan I love this one, too! I can't say it's my favorite, because I love sosny of them... But it's way up there:) Also love Scandinavian Campaign, Russia, Stalingrad and Battle of Britain of course. Notable Pacific theatre mention would be Midway! Which is outstanding!
Try the 26 episode BBC documentary on WW1
It is a excellent series of documentary films by NBC that I had seen over 30 years ago in a free local TV channel in HK. After then, I could not see this series again. Thank you for bring them back to the public. Also thank NBC for making such a dignified historic production.
It was not made by the BBC.
Used to watch this on random sick days in middle school. Nothing better to fall asleep to. But interesting if you want to pay attention. Good memories.
I'm french and my greath father has fight on the magino line, resist the French could. The courage did not fail , it is the high command who did not understand German strategy of rapid breakthrough . Stupid general Petain.
They helped me
You mean Gamelin
Truly the best, most thorough documentary series produced on WWII. Prefer the narration of Tim Piggot-Smith, but the format remains true over all six seasons, if not the writing quality. Thank you for uploading the complete series.
I remember watching this on PBS (I think I even saw it on the History channel as well) late at night. I loved this series :D
I wish I could find the whole series on dvd. Really is the best ww2 documentary out there.
Great documentaries very close to the truth, not so many lies than the documentaries later made by the All lies.
Holy crap what a find! Most detailed documentaries ever. Thank You Vasile Luga.
Luges knows what he is doing 💃
absolutely awesome thanks! thanks for getting back the complete series from the chopped up interrupted non viewable episodes of before, great to see everything as I remember from when I first saw and fell in love with this series decades ago!!! kudos for restoring this to its original intended format!!!
These are simply fantastic documentaries
I still remember watching these with my dad in the morning eating breakfast, getting ready for school
The background song is hypnotic
Poland didn't even manage to mobilize fully.... If so - they could have at least 70 divisions or even more... Another thing is that they bought about 250 extra planes, mostly Morane Soulnier 406, Fairey Battle and Hurricanes in summer 1939. Some of them were even on the way, but were not delivered before 1 Sept. '39
A brilliant idea to dismantle the plane, pack it in a crate and send...by ship...across the Mediterranean nad Black Sea.
That Fairey Battle design was completely N-U-T-S With a four barreled 0.303 behind the pilot's cockpit and no wing guns which who was in my view which who was again i repeat completely N U T S
This is a great playlist, thank you for putting it together and for the owners/producers for creating the work!
What an extraordinary recap of history - which I've now watched for the third time.
Thank you so much for this playlist.
This is my favorite episode.
mine also
Not for me 😣
I really enjoyed this THANKS for uploading these!
Love these videos. Like the presentation.
All of these wwll documentaries heavily remind me of my Grandad and my GreatGrandad , they were both full-time professional Army officers in the Greek Royal Army. Miss you guys❗
Thank you so much for posting this. I never really knew much about WWII until I watched this series many years ago. Thanks again.
Great Documentary Loved It
Thanks!!! I love these shows. I have them on VHS , self-taped, from several years ago. I wish I could find the whole series re-done on DVD. I would buy it in a heartbeat!!
The series is available at amazon.com.
Us war buffs rock
VHS?!? DVD?? Are these some strange sort of acronyms that no one has ever heard of?? Lol
Watched this whole documentary series when I was a kid - really enjoyed it plus Tim Pigott-Smith's narrative voice.
An excellent series. Thanks for posting!
Thank you for this very interesting lesson of History. Made my day !
i love you people, that probably aren't been to any war, and that believed they know the true, and who have been brave or cowards .... hidden behind your computers .... I love yours comments about what should have been done or not .... And i realy love the way you are putting people in a box, because of a nationality.... from both "side" ( if they is any), you have exactelly the same kind of behaviour as the nazis .... people that are barking the most are probably the one that will run away the most .... i'd like to see your beheviour in time of war
Correct
Most here wouldn't make it out of boot camp
That and also, none of these people have ever lead anyone in combat knowing your decisions will cost someone their life. But at the end of the day its always the politicians and civilians that bitch and moan about it.
Agreed
denis b, well said Sir.
finally we can see every episode from this great series
Much, much more educational than the Shistory Channel nowadays. Thanks for the upload!!
This series was excellent. I still have them on VHS which I recorded straight off UK television. Thanks.
Excellent, but glaring omission of the 51st Highland Division getting left behind at St Valery!
Thank you so much for posting these. I saw them on PBS many years ago, and they made a big impression on me. They are among the finest documentaries I have seen on the subject of WWII.
For someone looking for raw, straightforward military and diplomatic information on WWII, this is a goldmine
You got that right
Thank you for these documentaries, very detailed, in depth, wonderful viewing...
Every time I try to watch one of these the background music along with the narration just puts me right to sleep. 90s Educational TV was too damn cozy for its own good.
Best show on TV ever!
I've seen a few episodes of this series here and there on tv over the years. As documentaries go, these are actually quite excellent.
Tom, you sound surprised, before British documentary makers went all salty and woke they were the best documentary makers in the world, with narration by respected and well known actors,historians and scientists, but now 2020 all they care about is the payments they get and not doing anything to upset anyone by expressing opinions that someone somewhere would find insulting etc etc etc.
@@allandavis8201 no such thing as being woke they are just critical of Britain's crimes in it's history
Thanks so much for posting this. One of the better WWII series out there.
Vasile thank you so very much for the great job you've done and the message these videos carry and maybe some at least won't repeat history
Best WW2 Documentary Series hands down.
Just make sure that you do follow up, a great deal of 'facts' that were commonly held then have been up rooted recently.