World War II - 4 - 6 (DVD)

Detailní popis produktu

Zvuk: angličtina

Titulky: nizozemština

Stopáž: 165 min.

Rok výroby: 2007

Datum vydání: 30.09.2007

EAN kód: 5400644020627

Popis (anglicky):

This is the story of the most important event in human history. A story of heroism and horror, technology and terror, adventure and self-sacrifice. It is the history of nations at war. In 13 episodes, this five-part series shows you unique footage shot by British Movietone, the newsreel of the time. A must for those interested in the history of the 2nd World War.

4. A small victory
The confident British and French armies, fighting with the outdated equipment of World War I, lose out to the bold strategy and revolutionary tactics of the German Blitzkrieg. Complete humiliation and defeat turn into "A small victory," as the massive withdrawal from Dunkirk ensures that the British army does not have to fight another day. France surrenders and Charles De Gaulle becomes the leader of the free French. The British Empire now stands alone in its fight against Nazism. Hitler tightens his grip through undersea warfare as the British prepare to stop an invasion.

5. Legendary times
The British People have their moment of glory when the RAF defeats the German Air Force in the Battle for Britain, and Hitler calls off the planned invasion. While Winston Churchill tries to involve America in the European war, Franklin Roosevelt is re-elected and he promises that no American boys will die in foreign wars. But all signs point to America being dragged into the war by fighting in the South Pacific. Hitler's ally Mussolini begins a series of disastrous battles on his own initiative. The British taste what victory tastes like when they drive Italian troops back from North Africa.

6. The world holds its breath
Through the will of Adolf Hitler, terror spreads to the East. German troops move into Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete. The Germans rescue the Italians in North Africa, and a legend is born when Rommel takes command of the Afrika Korps. Roosevelt calls America "the arsenal of democracy. According to Hitler, the whole world holds its breath when the Nazis' great invasion of Russia, Operation Barbarossa, begins.