I think I saw this on BBC tv when it was first shown.
I was late teens and although I was obsessed by World War 2 it was not an easy watch for a teenager.
Between 1980 and now I have studied history and collected a great collection of books and films about World War 2.
I finally got the dvd a while back and have watched it several times.
It is a great telling of an interesting and inspiring story. One would have to be an American or Jeremy Corbyn to underrate the role of Britain and the empire in world events 1939-1942.
If you don't know it was Britain v the axis from May 1940 until June 1941 (USSR attacked) then in December 1941 Pearl Harbor was attacked,America joined the war.
History is not made by great men alone but Churchill was vital to the whole story. This 3 hour drama documentary is dated of course but the history is solid and the acting by a well chosen cast is superb.
It tells the story of the first part of the world war 2,so it is not all about America.
Between 1980 and now I have studied history and collected a great collection of books and films about World War 2.
I finally got the dvd a while back and have watched it several times.
It is a great telling of an interesting and inspiring story. One would have to be an American or Jeremy Corbyn to underrate the role of Britain and the empire in world events 1939-1942.
If you don't know it was Britain v the axis from May 1940 until June 1941 (USSR attacked) then in December 1941 Pearl Harbor was attacked,America joined the war.
History is not made by great men alone but Churchill was vital to the whole story. This 3 hour drama documentary is dated of course but the history is solid and the acting by a well chosen cast is superb.
It tells the story of the first part of the world war 2,so it is not all about America.