World War II In Colour - 4 DVD Box Set

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Shot entirely in colour, this award-winning series recounts the complete history of World War II as never seen before.
Includes:: Face to Face, Air War, Anchors Aweigh & Fuelling the Fire. Face to Face: This remarkable programme takes us right to the front lines of combat & into the daily lives of the servicemen taking on their enemy face to face. They endured a terrifying & emotional struggle to stay alive while experiencing appalling suffering & being pushed beyond the limits of hope. Air War: Of all the assignments a serviceman might find himself undertaking during WWII, flying seemed to offer the greatest promise of glory. What was not apparent to anyone in the early years of the conflict was that flying would become the most dangerous job of the war. Packed with dramatic colour footage, this programme puts you in the cockpit with the courageous pilots of WWII. Anchors Aweigh: For the sailors & submarines who fought in WWII, combat at sea differed radically from any previous conflict. We find ourselves shoulder to shoulder with mariners battling Kamikazes aboard huge warships or guiding troops to the shore off a tiny landing craft. We also venture beneath the waves with the brave & elite sailors aboard submarines. Fuelling the Fire: It has been said that war is a hungry beast that devours everything in its path. In order to feed that beast during WWII, the leaders of the allied forces challenged themselves to create the most advanced supply system in the history of warfare. This is the story of the men & women who worked to sustain the war effort by delivering the supplies. Without them the war-machine would have ground to a halt.