So, in recent years (by recent, I mean 2000 and onwards) especially in the western media, historical documentaries have been quite poor compared to what they once where and are built around excitment and a lot more What ifs and conspiracy theories? And not as much about what actually happened. This is very much the fault of the nature of the History channel and perhaps the rise of reality tv. Tastes have changed.
Well it took a tv series from Russia that tells the history of The Great Patriotic War/The Eastern Front to change this... Why is this documentary series good? It looks at every significant battle Russia was engaged in, Barbarossa, Moscow, Kiev, Stalingrad, Begratian and Manchuria and 3 special episodes looking the Navy, Airforce and Intelligence forces...... Each episode lasts under an hour yet, each is packed full of information, about each battle, its significance, the people directing the battle. A narrator takes the audience through this with a solid narration, with the help of maps and a mixture of acting and cgi recreated battles etc. Which really brings you into the war, a little more than perhaps the dry words on a book can.
The ratio of filler to solid information is low, so the documentaries were well thought out and well created. My only complaint would have been was that its too good and that I have wished for years that the shown creaters could have created a show for the western front.
A solid 10/10 world war two documentary. Lot of information for those who are perhaps just getting into the subject and want to learn more. Even a well read person can always use this series as a review of Eastern Front and the recreations of battles are fun to watch. Definitely one to see.
Well it took a tv series from Russia that tells the history of The Great Patriotic War/The Eastern Front to change this... Why is this documentary series good? It looks at every significant battle Russia was engaged in, Barbarossa, Moscow, Kiev, Stalingrad, Begratian and Manchuria and 3 special episodes looking the Navy, Airforce and Intelligence forces...... Each episode lasts under an hour yet, each is packed full of information, about each battle, its significance, the people directing the battle. A narrator takes the audience through this with a solid narration, with the help of maps and a mixture of acting and cgi recreated battles etc. Which really brings you into the war, a little more than perhaps the dry words on a book can.
The ratio of filler to solid information is low, so the documentaries were well thought out and well created. My only complaint would have been was that its too good and that I have wished for years that the shown creaters could have created a show for the western front.
A solid 10/10 world war two documentary. Lot of information for those who are perhaps just getting into the subject and want to learn more. Even a well read person can always use this series as a review of Eastern Front and the recreations of battles are fun to watch. Definitely one to see.
