Product Details

• Format: Box set, Black & White, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 6
• Studio: Mpi Home Video
• VHS Release Date: November 7, 2000
• Run Time: 660 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B00004XOLL
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #630,212 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding collection of British news reel material, February 5, 2007

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Student of History (La Grange, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Archives of War, Vols. 1-3 (DVD)

This DVD collection, which includes all six volumes of the original VHS release from MPI Media Group, includes a comprehensive selection of British-source news reels and other material. The producer obviously knows his military history and it shows in the diversity of subject matter: everything from World War One veterans suffering from "shell shock", to rare footage (at least to US audiences) of French military operations in Vietnam.
As I mentioned in my other review on "Archives of War," this material is not interpreted via narration and is not a conventional documentary. Rather, it provides teachers and students alike an excellent opportunity to interpret original news reel coverage of warfare in the 20th century. So if you're looking for a program that offers heavy interpretation, then look elsewhere. However, "Archives of War" is valuable as a rich visual supplement for anyone with an interest in military history.