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A Totally Third Rate Production
In short, too much repeat footage. This DVD pack is sub average at its very best. The Highlights are the program on the battle with the Africa Corps. and the program on the Battle of the Bulge. The other 2 programs are made up of repeat footage. Their are virtually no insights given and the feeling of the entire set is one of an impersonal overview. And not just any overview but an overview that is rushed, its as if the narrators (there are 2 and they are both inept) need to make a mad dash to the toilet and just want to get this damn thing over with. If you are looking for something comprehensive and insightful this clunk is a total waste of time.

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mediocre production
This is a collection of documentaries on the Allied war against Germany (the non-Soviet part, that is). They are not tied together by any unifying commentary or sequence, although there is one segment that is a kind of overview. A little disappointing because the same clips in the overview segment show up in the separate and more specific episodes, like Anzio or the Battle of the Bulge. The combat footage is very good, but the narration is average and dated. There is a similar DVD for the war against Japan, basically the same kind of project, and the Europe one seems to be a little better in terms of what it covers. Very basic, nothing fancy.

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Lackluster clip show
I have seen some pretty good productions from the History Channel. This is not one of them. It views like a text book, with rapid fire black and white war footage, and facts. The information is good, however it is difficult to watch as the narrator changes with the footage (which is often). Do not expect to see much along the way of synopsis or historian commentary / insights as you view this dvd.