简介：Thisseriesisanexceptionallysuperbtellingofahistorythatstillisoftentoldwiththesametypeofpropagandisticbiasfoundinnewsreelsofthe1940'sand1950's.Thetextoftheseries,andthewonderfullyeven-tonedyetcaptivatingnarration,givesamoodofrelaxedacademicinstructionwithoutstridentinterjections.Forthosewholikehistorypresentedinathorough,balanced,andentertainingmanner,thisseriesisexactlywhatyouarelookingfor. Theseriesdoeswhatitsays:afirmfocusonthosefactorsaffectingthebattlefield.Politicaleventsareignored,exceptthosewhichhadadirectimpactontacticalconsiderations.Thislimitingofscopeallowsanevengreaterdetailofthebattlesthemselvestoberevealed.InsteadofarehashofbroaddetailsofbattlessuchasStalingrad,andhowitwasaGermanblunder;wegetacompleteaccountofWHYthebattleoccurred,WHOwasinvolved,WHAThappenedandwithafulldetailofthemen,units,andequipmentusedbyeachside. Thankfully,thereisarefreshinglackofbiasinthisseries.Thereisnostupidnarrationtalkingabout"Nazitanksadvancing".Arespectfulandaccurate"Germantanksadvancing"isusedinstead.Afterallthesemenwere,inthemain,courageousandskilledsoldiersjustlikethoseofanynation.TheywerefightingfortheirhomesandnationjustassurelyastheBritishortheSoviets,andthefanaticalexcessesoftheNazipartywerefarfromtheirmindsandintentions.Similarly,wedon'thearofany"CommunistHordes"repellinginvasion.TheSovietarmedforces,justliketheGermanandBritish,andspokenofinfactual,academicterms.Inallcases,nationaltendenciesandsuperioritiesaredetailedinafactual,detailedmanner,almostasifaMartianwereexplainingtruehumanhistory. Thisisawardocumentarythatisactuallysoothinginitssonicpresentation.Thehistoricalfilmisnotpresentedwithblaringexplosivenoises.Thesoundtrackisabrilliantlycomposedpiecethatcreatesanambienteffecttobackgroundthefilmandnarration,withwell-timedmomentsofchangeandprogressionandthestoryunfolds.Theoveralleffectisoneofpeeringthroughaportaloftimetoseewhathappened,whileaunbiasedprofessorelaboratesonallthefascinatingthingsweseeoccurring.ThisisanidealwaytounderstandHistory.…