All about good books and documentaries about world war ii. The vessels that brought mayhem wherever they engaged in battle have sailed across the world. This recasting of the war from the german perspective has been largely. Only in recent years has a more nuanced view emerged, as represented in films like downfall and the recent television series generation. Dunkirk is a small town on the coast of france that was the scene of a massive military campaign during world war ii. Mar 30, 2017 german tiger tank it struck fear in the hearts of allied soldiers wwii.
Robert mitchum, curd jurgens, david hedison, theodore bikel. Apr 21, 2017 the last chapter, people and economies at war by overy, views world war ii from another perspective. A groundbreaking 26part documentary series narrated by the actor laurence olivier about the deadliest conflict in history, world war ii. Pages in category documentary television series about world war ii the following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. Many documentaries about world war ii strike a haughty tone whenever efforts of the 3rd armored division are brought up, said. This is a good documentary because it is mostly a german perspective and its wording and imagery is done well. The goal of worlddomination must be removed from the reach of the german and the only way to accomplish that is to remove the german from the world. The epic account of world war ii s greatest rescue mission.
Revisit americas entrance into the war with this sprawling account of the pivotal year that decided the ultimate direction of world war ii. I seem to have answered a nearidentical question a day or two back my nominations would be hans helmut kirst, who wrote the gunner asch series of novels, about life back home and on the eastern front. In the last moments of world war ii, a young german soldier fighting for. By downloading libby to your smartphone, you can access thousands of ebooks and audiobooks from your library for free anytime and anywhere. It was the catalyst for the rise of soviet communism in russia, whose unraveling less than a decade and a half ago continues to affect worldwide diplomacy and. The second world war is the greatest cataclysm in human history. This anonymous work is a moving account of a berlin womans attempt to survive the mass rapes committed during the first weeks of soviet occupation. Popular world war 2 books meet your next favorite book. What are some good books of world war 2 from a german. The real history of world war ii that you were never told. Sparked by the 1939 nazi invasion of poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the allies. Thousands of movies have been made about world war ii nearly 6,000 movies listed in imdb mention wwii as one of their plot keywords. Now more than ever, kids want to know about our countrys great struggles during world war ii.
As for the two ive read, keegans book is a good overview of world war one, but is not an all enclusive volume. The following is a list of world war ii documentary films. It was produced by jeremy isaacs, narrated by laurence olivier and its score composed by carl davis. German tiger tank it struck fear in the hearts of allied. This book focuses on the german home front during the end of the war period, specifically from the perspective of the general citizenry. Which wwii movie, made from a nazi german point of view. The german perspective history of world war ii study program. Books about ww2 from a german perspective the fedora lounge. By anonymous 2005 with the red armys victory on the eastern front, germans got their own taste of wars brutality. Yet the battle of hurtgen forest is largely forgotten. Decades after nazi armies began their march of conquest and genocide, the german children of. Shirer, in which the author chronicles the rise and fall of nazi germany from the birth of adolf hitler in 1889 to the end of world war ii.
During the battle of dunkirk from may 26 to june 4, 1940, some 338,000 british. After yesterdays world war ii fiction post, now its time for the nonfiction. It was some of the most brutal fighting of the second world war, a grinding battle in which thousands of american and german lives were lost. Im too busy to write a book about it and study mainly for my own sake but thought i should at least put it out there as people dont seem to be putting two and two together surrounding the knight templar. The crimes committed against the german people men, women, and children, soldiers, political officials, and civilians alike during. There are a number of books in english, and in german for example, by the german sociologist harald wenzler that are crucial and more critical. This book is packed with information that kids will find fascinating, from hitlers rise to power in 1933 to the surrender of the japanese in 1945. Frances guerin asks how the documentary films and photographs of. During world war ii, an american destroyer meets a german uboat. What filmsdocumentariesbooks are there that tell world war. Once again culling from the excellent comments left in my original post on the topic from a while back, here are the books. World war ii was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. A history of rare archival amateur photographs and films from nazi germany.
Once again culling from the excellent comments left in my original post on the topic from a while back, here are the books many readers suggested anthony beevors books stalingrad and the fall of berlin 1945. See the world war 2 through the eyes of the crew members of the infamous uboats. Particularly outstanding, for a book of this type, is his treatment of operation sealionthe planned invasion of england. Although the first world war gets less attention than its successor, it was really the watershed event of the 20th century. Top five wwii movies from the german perspective cinema. This he gives the treatment of a military historian, and it is written from a german perspective as to the pros and cons, as well as reproducing littleknown relevant documents. Deutsche waffenschmieden german weaponsforge walter ruttmann. The second world war remains an enduringly fascinating subject, but despite the large number of films, documentaries, books and even. Now, through this rare collection, youll witness wwii through the perspective of the third reich, from front line soldiers to hitlers high command. While ive been away ive been occupied reading before i started hitler and his generals with john keegans the first world war and lyn macdonalds 1914. May 01, 2017 c dday in colour 2004, narrated by john hurt dday, 6th june 1944.
Some were involved in direct combat, many were forced to leave their homes in wartorn europe, and others were ordered to take different names as their country fell to enemy rule. Understanding world war ii through the eyes of german soldiers lse. You can think of generation war as band of brothers or the pacific, but from a german point of view. Are there any good books on ww2 from the germans point of. Feb 26, 2018 this post on world war ii books is sponsored by libby. Less than a month after the release of hellstorm, the bbc has put out a documentary that details the rape, torture, murder, and ethnic cleansing of germans who lived outside the borders of germany. The crimes committed against the german people men, women, and children, soldiers, political officials, and civilians alike during and after wwii is one of historys greatest tragedies. These are remnants from the battle of moscow the largest battle in human history and one of the most significant military campaigns during world war ii.
Growing up in germany in the 1930s, gert schmitz was drafted into the hitler youth, witnessed the start of world war ii, and joined the. There are thousands of world war ii documentaries on just about every conceivable subject those broa. With staggering ambition and an epic storytelling sense, the complete history of world war ii transports viewers back to the war to end all wars. Decades after nazi armies began their march of conquest and genocide, the german children of the war have. The tigers of the lah were one of the strongest german units and they were assigned to hammer the soviet defenses on the southern part of the designated area. When returning from an assignment in israel, she was startled to see his picture in a tv documentary on the conspiracy among german military. For many decades after the end of world war ii wwii, a broad popular. The inclusion of a war and society chapter is an important inclusion for west point military history texts, as it reinforces that wars reflect the cultures of the belligerents and are an extension of politics. From actionpacked eyewitness accounts such as guadalcanal diary to devastating holocaust memoirs like the diary of anne frank and night to the thrilling espionage tale of operation mincemeat, world war ii is the subject of some of the most fascinating and influential nonfiction books ever written each year, seemingly dozens of new titles emerge to offer fresh. The captain official trailer 2018 nazi germany world war ii. What filmsdocumentariesbooks are there that tell world. Beevors stalingrad is the better of his two books on the war. The last chapter, people and economies at war by overy, views world war ii from another perspective. From the pulitzer prizewinning author of forrest gump comes an exploration of the strategies, battles, and fateful decisionmaking that defined the turning point of the war.
The vast majority of the worlds countriesincluding all the great powerseventually formed two opposing military alliances. Jul 31, 2018 what you think you know about world war ii is likely wrong. Feldzug in polen campaign in poland churchills island. World war ii books and documentaries home facebook. E company, 506th regiment, 101st airborne, from normandy to hitlers eagle. World war two the final months dw documentary youtube. From actionpacked eyewitness accounts such as guadalcanal diary to devastating holocaust memoirs like the diary of anne frank and night to the thrilling espionage tale of operation mincemeat, world war ii is the subject of some of the most fascinating and influential nonfiction books ever written each year, seemingly dozens of new titles emerge to offer fresh perspectives and uncover. The world at war 1973 the world at war is a 26episode television documentary series on world war ii and the events leading up to and immediately following it. Remembering world war ii, from the soldiers perspective. Almost all of them were made from the point of view of the allied forces. World war ii is ancient history to children, but they all have relatives who were affected by the war.
I was wondering what good wwi books from the german perspective are available. World war ii often abbreviated as wwii or ww2, also known as the second world war, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. He also addresses points of view from forced labor, camp inmates, and front line soldiers, but his primary focus is what and how the german population supported and lasted through the bitter end. There remains then but one mode of ridding the world forever of germanism and that is to stem the source from which issue those warlusted souls, by preventing the people of germany from ever. What you think you know about world war ii is likely wrong. As the title says, im looking for books from the germans perspective during world war ii. List of documentary films about world war ii wikipedia. German perspective of wwii reaching the masses with. Sparked by the 1939 nazi invasion of poland, the war. German tiger tank it struck fear in the hearts of allied soldiers wwii. There is no way you could distill the entire war into a single two or three hour documentary but there are multipart series that do a good job. Spread across two tightly presented segments, the film is a feast for viewers who are anxious for fresh insight and perspective on this defining moment in world history. Explore a detailed timeline of world war two the causes, events, soldiers and its aftermath. Interesting list, there are a number here ive been wanting to read, and a few i hadnt heard of which look interesting.
It is to explain the more recent revised way of thinking about world war ii that is the main purpose of this book. A history of nazi germany is a book by the journalist william l. Very few movies show the second world war from the perspective of nazi germany. However, for many of us this perspective will be wholly new. Metal scraps uncovered from a distant past might provide a hint of the brutality and mass casualties that resulted from this battle, but hitlers frozen army creates a living history that. The german perspective of world war 2 documentary truth. Aug 07, 2019 i seem to have answered a nearidentical question a day or two back my nominations would be hans helmut kirst, who wrote the gunner asch series of novels, about life back home and on the eastern front. I would suggest the secret army, which is a littleknown but fascinating firsthand account of the activities of the polish home army by its leader after the government fled the country, including daytoday details of the warsaw uprising. May 10, 2016 1945 the savage peace new bbc documentary exposes the genocide of ethnic germans after world war 2 the truth is coming out in a very big way. Timeline world history documentaries 2,825,688 views. Television documentaries, such as those by laurence rees, have begun to show the war in its true light.
Best book i have ever read about the war was a higher call. Discover facts about what happened during the most destructive war in history. Generation war is a tv miniseries rather than a movie, but we have to put it on here because its probably the most comprehensive cinematic depiction of wwii from the german perspective. Watch militarywar documentaries online documentarytube. What would it be like to experience the second world war from the german point of view. It was a site of great heroism and futile tragedy, in which the fighting was so deadly that soldiers called it the death factory. Through amateur eyes university of minnesota press. This conflict shaped the world that came after to this day. Those on the american home front rationed food and clothing. It is absolutely necessary to consider other sources before one could say that a nearly complete understanding of world war ii from the german perspective had been gained. Both captains are experts, and so begins a deadly game of catandmouse. Furthermore, it is, as the title states, a beginners guide.
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