Customer Reviews

America at War Megaset (History Channel)

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I bought this product as a birthday present for my father who is very intersted in US history, particularly our military history. He watched all of them, says they are excellent, I know he learned a lot of great facts and there didn't seem to be anything wrong with them when they got there in terms of shipping, etc.

My family and I are really into history and the History Channel, especially anything to do with military and World War II. We love this series and can't wait to finish it when I have time off from work. It was also much cheaper to buy here rather than the History Channel website, so I am glad I shopped at Amazon.com before I purchased it at History Channel.

Not a bad collection of America at war, though some things are missing like the Spanish and American War. World War II could've been better explained, but the Vietnam, Iraqi Freedom, Desert Storm, and Revolutionary War DVDs were quite impressive! I would recommend buying this collection just for those alone!

This is quite a good series, but it's certainly not comprehensive or detailed in its presentation of the various interpretations and views that are held about the conflicts involved. I would recommend it as an accompanying set to more detailed and academic presentations. Interesting if only for the reminder of just how many conflicts a 'peace loving ' people have been involved in.

These DVDs contain mostly personal stories and less historical accuracy of how each war broke out and why. It did not even go into why the American revolution started.

The video quality is awful.

The first three DVDs were pretty good, but the rest were lacking badly.

The invasion of Panama is gone from this set, although that was a major victory for the USA.

I got this dvd set for my husband, the history geek. He loves it. And I love that Amazon has it at such a great price.

This pack contains everything you would want to know about US wars, I was very impressed. I also liked how it came in a full set and in order of when the wars happened. I have always been a fan of the history channel so I think that the history is accurate.

Well I recieved this as a Christmas Present due to my complaining of History Channel's lack of ANYTHING to do with history anymore. And I've watched almost all and I love it. The WWII one I figured was gonna be bland and just re show the things EVERYONE's scene before. But it didn't show Hitler's rise to power and all of that over played stuff...but rather an insight into the last days of it. The WWI DVD was also VERY well done. Hands down, if you're new to Military History maybe this isn't for you but if you're a person who's going deeper into war history GET THIS DVD!

Overall it was good. Each war are created by different people so some were better than others. The Revolutionary War and the Alamo were both excellent. Each documentary included not only the battles but talked about the issues surrounding the war. The Civil War is the weakest in the series. It looked like the documentary was just an excuse to show a lot of death and violence. WWII was another strong one. It talked about the end of the war and the Nuremberg Trials. The Vietnam war had some amazing up close war footage.

This set is great if you like the topic, but the same set is at Best Buy for $79 - $100 less than here.