Customer Reviews

War In The Pacific

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OK I got ripped off on this one as this is the exact duplicate of Crusade in the Pacific, which I already owned.

I also own Victory at Sea, the cheaper set, in which the picture quality is awful - washed out black and white. Also several of the episodes were cut by 4 mins. So War/Crusade in the Pacific is a better buy, all episodes are uncut and the picture quality is much better.

I received this two-CD set as a gift and was pleasantly surprised. The name of this documentary is actually "Crusade in the Pacific" and was produced in the early 1950's. The narrator, the great Westbrook Van Voorhis, is excellent in describing the events of the great Pacific conflict. All the key events are well covered and are interspersed with first-hand accounts of soldiers in the field and excerpts of some key speeches by the war leaders of the time. I was especially impressed by the extent of the coverage which deals with the pre-war situation in the Pacific and concludes with the independence movements in such areas as the former Dutch East Indies, colonial India and French Indo-China. It also devotes a chapter to the Korean War. There are enough facts in the documentary to hold the interest of the viewer and the video footage is truly outstanding.

History buffs will be hard pressed to find a better documentary of the Pacific war. Well done.

It is one of the best films of my War Documentary library. It is very comprehensive an it contains plenty authentic war footage. It is the yardstick I use to judge all other war documentaries. The quality of the B&W film varies, but it is generally good and above. The narration is in sequence with the action, and supporting maps are good.

This is an old production, so it has some contemporary cultural and political references, which in no-way is detrimental to the film. Finally, it is a very-long documentary, it is easy to lose perspective of the time-sequence of events. It is a good idea to see it many times, it gets better every time.

Quality Warning: I recommend to put the DVD's in jewel boxes, as insertion in their case ends up damaging the DVD's center hole. I found this to be true for the old (double sided DVD`s ) and the new type case ( Single sided DVD's; I bought a replacement set). Furthermore, the new sets may not play in some DVD players. Example, mine does not play in the PC, but it does in the DVD player. I suspect quality issues. But the set is now very cheap, and the material very good.

I love history and expecially the 2nd WW. This movie may not be for everyone but I truly enjoyed it.

This was corrupted and stopped playing about half way through. The seller would not send me a replacement but wanted me to return the whole package at my expense and it just wasn't worth the effort.

Could not review did not receive order. Maybe it's a probem with the US Mail in New Orleans... Not happy. Jerry Cole