[mdlug-discuss] [Recommendations] Good historical documentaries

[Raymond McLaughlin]

Robert Meier wrote:
> Historians,
> 
> A friend of mine is interested in learning about history.
> 
> Can you recommend any accurate historical documentaries that cover.
> 
> o World War I
> o World War II
> o United States
Most of PBS's "The American Experience" segments seem well researched
and thoughtful.

> ?
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> 
> For World War II, I named "The World at War"

I recall that the "The World at War" series covered both WWI and WWII. I
can't find it right off in the IMDB, but the most recent time I saw an
episode of the series (like 20 years ago) was about the "Rape Of
Belgium", complete with maps with arrows, really grainey, flickery film
clips, and the same stern, british voice, (Lawence Olivier I guess).


> (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071075/)
> (http://www.amazon.com/World-War-30th-Anniversary/dp/B0002F6AH0)
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> Though I can't remember the title (from grade school?), IIRC,
> NBC produced a B&W series in the 1950s(1960s?) hosted by David Brinkley,
> that covered World War I very well.
> IIRC, most causes leading to war (as well as major battles)
> were aided by black, white, and gray arrows animated to grow
> over a globe of outlined continents from countries to countries
> to reflect the rise of colonial investment, technical trade agreements,
> tariffs, ...
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> 
> Can anyone (dis)recommend the Annenberg/CPB project "Biography of America"
> (http://www.learner.org/resources/series123.html)?
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> TIA,