Product Details

• Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: American Home Treas
• DVD Release Date: May 1, 2001
• Run Time: 156 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005BGQZ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,453 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of the Best U-boat Documentaries Out There!, January 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: U-Boat War Collection Set [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you are looking for an excellent all encompassing documentary of the U-boat war in the atlantic durring WWII you MUST order this 3 tape set. Not only is this video historically and technically very accurate, but it is also captivating, almost like a story, rather than a documentary. In addition, it contains some of the best interviews with historians and people who actually lived through this struggle I've ever seen. I garantee you will be moved to tears by their words at least once per tape, the acounts are that good! Finally, the musical score is excellent and adds a lot to the emotional aspect of the films, particularly as each tape ends with an excellent concluding statment. Overall, if you need a good documentary to show to students on the battle of the north atlantic, or are just interested in the topic and want to learn more, or just want a great historical tale that will move to tears you many times, order U-boat WAR!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars COMPREHENSIVE, INFORMATIVE, AND WELL-PRESENTED, July 17, 2001

By 

menkey "menkey" (Raleigh, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: U-Boat War Collection Set (DVD)

This is a set of 3 documentaries covering the U-boat's impact in WWII, from beginning to end. It is well-written, and supplemented with interviews with American, British, and German survivors (and also historians) as well as a good amount of archival footage. It is really interesting to hear the story from those who were there -- including a number of German U-boat commanders. The breadth of coverage is good, including both German and Allied tactics (and how these tactics changed during the war), as well as technical advances on both sides. Coverage also includes developments in the Allies' ability to read the German naval code. I think the most valuable thing it does is provide the human story without demonizing the German sailors.

DVD quality is generally good to satisfactory. In short, this is a very informative and comprehensive set of documentaries. Very highly recommended.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent, informative, and at times moving., September 22, 2003

By A Customer

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This review is from: U-Boat War Collection Set (DVD)

U-Boat War is a great example of how to do a military history documentary the right way. Each of the three approximately 50-minute episodes smoothly blends archival footage, present-day footage of key locales and ships (including U-boat interiors), and intelligent, thought-prooking commentary by historians and participants in the war. Interview segments with famed U-boat captains like Kretschmer, Topp, and Werner (author of the gripping memoir Iron Coffins) are a particular highlight.

The episodes cover the major events, key players, and significant economic, political, tactical, and moral elements of the U-Boat war. The documentary understandably doesn't go into great technical detail--books will serve you better there--but it does discuss major devices and tactics in layman's terms: ASDIC, radar, HF/DF, depth charge and torpedo firing patterns, the Wolf Pack system, Enigma, schnorchels, and so forth.