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Title The world at war / Thames Television in cooperation with the Imperial War Museum ; creator, Jeremy Isaacs.

Publication Info. New York : A & E Home Video : Distributed by New Video, [2010]
©2010

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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials  BLU RAY 940.53 WOR  DISC 1-5    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials  BLU RAY 940.53 WOR  DISC 6-9    Check Shelf
Description 9 videodiscs (1357 min.) : sound, color ad black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details Blu-ray disc, 1080p high-definition, 5.1 DTS-HD master audio tracks, 2.0 stereo LPCM; requires Blu-ray player.
Performer Narrator, Laurence Olivier, Eric Porter.
Credits Music Carl Davis.
Summary A powerful and devastating historical chronicle of battle, comprised of penetrating interviews with world and military leaders, and the ordinary men and women who endured the war from the home fronts, that give viewers a chilling, first-hand experience of the Second World War. Narrated by Laurence Olivier.
Event Originally broadcast by ITV in 1973.
Contents v. 1, 1. A new germany: 1933-1939 / directed by Hugh Raggett ; written by Neal Ascherson ; 2. Distant war: September 1939-May 1940 / produced & directed by David Elstein ; written by Laurence Thompson ; 3. France falls: May-June 1940 / written & produced by Peter Batty ; 4. Alone: May 1940-May 1941 / produced & directed by David Elstein ; written by Laurence Thompson -- v. 2, 5. Barbarossa: June-December 1941 / written & produced by Peter Batty ; 6. Banzai!: Japan strikes 1931-1942 / written & produced by Peter Batty ; 7. On our way: U.S.A. 1939-1942 / written & produced by Peter Batty -- v. 3, 8. The desert: North Africa 1940-1943 / written & produced by Peter Batty ; 9. Stalingrad: June 1942-February 1943 / directed by Hugh Raggett ; written by Jerome Kuehl ; v. 3, 10. Wolf pack: U-boats in the Atlantic 1939-1944 / produced & directed by Ted Childs ; written by J.P.W. Mallalieu ; 11. Red star: the Soviet Union 1941-1943 / produced & directed byMartin Smith ; written by Neal Ascherson ; 12. Whirlwind: bombing Germany September 1939-April 1944 / produced & directed by Ted Childs ; written by Charles Douglas Home ; 13. Tough old gut: Italy November 1942-June 1944 / produced by Ben Shephard ; written by David Wheeler ; 14. It's a lovely day tomorrow: Burma 1942-1944 / produced & directed by John Pett ; written by John Williams ; 15. Home fires: Britain 1940-1944 / produced by Phillip Whitehead ; written by Angus Calder ; 16. Inside the Reich: Germany 1940-1944 / produced by Phillip Whitehead ; written by Neal Ascherson ; 17. Morning: June-August 1944 / produced & directed by John Pett ; written by John Williams ; 18. Occupation: Holland 1940-1944 / produced & directed by Michael Darlow ; written by Charles Bloomberg ; 19. Pincers: August 1944-March 1945 / written & produced by Peter Batty -- v. 5, 20. Genocide: 1941-1945 / produced & directed by Michael Darlow ; written by Charles Bloomberg ; 21. Nemesis: Germany February-May 1945 / produced & directed by Martin Smith ; written by Stuart Hood ; 22. Japan: 1941-1945 / produced & directed by Hugh Raggett ; written by Courtney Browne ; 23. Pacific: February 1942-July 1945 / produced & directed by John Pett ; written by David Wheeler ; 24. The bomb: February-September 1945 / written & produced by David Elstein -- v. 6, 25. Reckoning: 1945 ... and after / written & produced by Jerome Kuehl ; 26. Remember / written & produced by Jeremy Isaacs.
Note Bonus features: documentaries ; making the series ; restoring "The world at war" ; biographies ; gallery of photos form the Imperial Art Museum Collection ; historical footage ; famous songs, speeches, quotes and maps.
Language English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North.
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943.
Genocide.
Japan -- History -- 1926-1945.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.
Bombardment of Hiroshima-shi (Japan : 1945) (OCoLC)fst01352071
Pearl Harbor, Attack on (Hawaii : 1941) (OCoLC)fst01056083
Stalingrad, Battle of (Volgograd, Russia : 1942-1943) (OCoLC)fst01709957
World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
Genocide. (OCoLC)fst00940208
Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
Africa, North. (OCoLC)fst01239515
France. (OCoLC)fst01204289
Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Hawaii. (OCoLC)fst01208724
Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
Japan -- Hiroshima-shi. (OCoLC)fst01209723
Pacific Ocean. (OCoLC)fst01243528
Russia (Federation) -- Volgograd. (OCoLC)fst01211630
Chronological Term 1926-1945
Genre/Form Documentary television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710387
Historical television programs. (OCoLC)fst01726125
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Nonfiction television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710270
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Added Author Isaacs, Jeremy, 1932-
Ragget, Hugh.
Ascherson, Neal.
Elstein, David.
Thompson, Laurence.
Batty, Peter, 1931-
Tiffin, Peter.
Kuehl, Jerome.
Darlow, Michael.
Childs, Ted.
Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Joseph Percival W.), 1908-1980.
Douglas-Home, Charles, 1937-
Shephard, Ben, 1948-
Wheeler, David.
Pett, John, producer/director.
Williams, John.
Whitehead, Phillip.
Calder, Angus.
Bloomberg, Charles, -1985.
Hood, Stuart, 1915-2011.
Browne, Courtney, 1915-
Farr, Raye.
Afriat, Alan, 1935-
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989.
Porter, Eric, 1928-1995.
Junge, Gertraud.
Fuchida, Mitsuo, 1902-1976.
Hiss, Alger.
Imperial War Museum (Great Britain)
Thames Television, ltd.
A & E Home Video (Firm)
New Video Group.
Standard No. 733961231595
ISBN 1422995291
9781422995297
Music No. AAAE231591 A & E Home Video
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