What is the last WW2 Film or Series you saw?

Lots of great color footage of RCAF planes, including Fairey Battles

 

Listen beyond the (for me) too modern background music and upbeat commentary at the beginning and this is well worth the watch.

"Jaywick" has come up in a few threads on the forum previously, but I can't remember if this fairly recent documentary has been up before.

Always remember, never forget,

Jim.

 

"The Road To Stalingrad". Came across this documentary by accident on obscure satellite channel That's TV2 yesterday. It was actually rather good, covered the period from the launching of "Barborossa" to the German attack on Stalingrad, in more depth than the average TV documentary and had some excellent footage of combat on the Eastern Front, much of which I hadn't seen before.
The Channel seems to show WW2 documentaries on several mornings of the week so I will keep my eye on it. I've recorded a couple this morning, "Hitler: A Strategy of Failure" & "Eyewitness WWII : Invasion of Italy". I'll see how they turn out.

 

Not bad, the “That’s TV” channels, believe there’s three of them. Missed that documentary, hadn’t noticed they showed any, but they have lots of classic old shows, comedies and the like.

 

"Hitler:A Strategy of Failure". One of the documentaries I recorded fro ThatsTV2 yesterday. Absolutely appalling. In fact probably the worst WW2 documentary I have ever seen. Full of glaring factual errors, too numerous for me to list here. I finally gave up on it when the narrator stated that the Normandy landings took place on June 22 1944 !!. Avoid at all costs.

 

A pleasant weekend; yesterday the BBC showed I Was Monty’s Double and The Colditz Story and, today, The Man Who Never Was. Can’t grumble at that.

 

I'm still plodding through Foyle's War....and very much enjoying it.

In the series, the war is over and Foyle has just sailed to the States.

 

"Eyewitness WWII : Invasion of Italy - Episode 1 Sicily to Anzio"
The other documentary I recorded the other day from ThatsTV2. It's got some excellent footage, although some of it is clearly not of the fighting in Italy (eg footage of the landings on Sword & Omaha beaches is portrayed as being landings in Sicily) . The biggest weakness however is the narrative which is totally biased towards the American involvement in the campaign. Salerno for example is portrayed as an exclusively American battle. The coverage of the 1st Battle of Cassino is equally biased, concentrating solely on US 36th Division's failed crossing of the Rapido with no mention of British X Corps on the Garigliano or the French FEC in the mountains north of Cassino.
Overall I can't say I was impressed. I'll watch Episode 2, but I'm not holding out much hope for any improvement

 

"Eyewitness WWII : Invasion of Italy - Episode 2 Breakout"
Watched the second episode of this documentary this morning. As expected I was disappointed, in fact by the end of it I was shouting angrily at the TV.
As with the first episode much of the footage was very good, but once again included clips obviously not of the fighting in Italy (included clips from the Eastern front, Normandy, the Bulge). The narrative was even more biased than in Episode 1. Anzio was apparently an exclusively American affair, there was no mention of 4th Indian or 2nd New Zealand Divisions during the section on 2nd Cassino and 3rd Cassino wasn't mentioned at all. To add insult to injury the fighting on the Gothic Line only involved the US 10th Mountain & 92nd Infantry Divisions. My Dad & all his "D-Day Dodger" comrades clearly weren't there, I've no idea how he got his Italy Star !
Only at the very end did the narrative admit that the Allied Armies in Italy were a multi national, and not solely American force.
Overall, an appallingly biased and inaccurate account of the Italian campaign.

 

This is the one for you Red Jim.

Well worth the watch.



Always remember, never forget,

Jim.

 

That's more like it JimHerriot !

 

Not really a film or series but superb non the less -

Last surviving RAF Mosquito pilot relives his 50 missions over Nazi Germany

 

I went to the Kinema yesterday (in Woodhall Spa) to watch the new Peaky Blinders film. It's set in WW2.

I was disappointed with the film (certainly not as good as the series).

 

Slightly predates WWII but has lots of footage of US heavy cruisers.
Entertaining with a great cast

 

Odd how so many TV series do not transfer well to the big screen. A lot of 1970s sitcoms went into cinema mode and, in my humble opinion, were woeful,