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Best Documentary for Pacific Theater?
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 2:04 pm
by DonCzirr
Looking for more of an emphasis on the military operations (wargaming perspective), with maps etc as opposed to the focus on individual
stories and social commentary etc ....
Any recommendations?
RE: Best Documentary for Pacific Theater?
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 2:52 pm
by Blond_Knight
The BBC Battlefield series has some.
Battlefield on Youtube
RE: Best Documentary for Pacific Theater?
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 4:28 pm
by Chickenboy
I can vouch for their handling of the battle of Midway. Amongst the best documentary series out there.
I didn't see any other Pacific-themed episodes in that series upon first perusal. Unfortunately,
Battlefield does really focus on the European theatre of WWII. But it does a bang-up job on what it does tackle.
RE: Best Documentary for Pacific Theater?
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 4:47 pm
by Blond_Knight
Yes I was referring it mostly for Midway but I thought I saw a Guadalcanal episode too.
RE: Best Documentary for Pacific Theater?
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 5:36 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Blond_Knight
Yes I was referring it mostly for Midway but I thought I saw a Guadalcanal episode too.
Yer right. Guess what I'm watching this evening? [8D]
RE: Best Documentary for Pacific Theater?
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 12:29 pm
by DonCzirr
Thanks for the tips guys.
I started a battle for Luzon in 41 as the Japanese and that does not seem too well covered anywhere - with MacArthur's return to the Philippines getting a lot more focus.
To the winner go the spoils .... and apparently the better documentaries as well [;)]
RE: Best Documentary for Pacific Theater?
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 2:19 pm
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
I can vouch for their handling of the battle of Midway. Amongst the best documentary series out there.
I didn't see any other Pacific-themed episodes in that series upon first perusal. Unfortunately,
Battlefield does really focus on the European theatre of WWII. But it does a bang-up job on what it does tackle.
warspite1
I have Series 1 and 2 (the format changed for Series 3 and beyond iirc and I haven't seen them) and there is:
Series 1 - The Battle of Midway
Series 2 - The Battle of Leyte Gulf.
RE: Best Documentary for Pacific Theater?
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 10:08 pm
by Neilster
Battlefield is very good but very slow paced and a bit repetitive.
From memory, Hell in the Pacific was good...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkfNfgsqWLE
Cheers, Neilster
Edit: Battlefield does go into the detail you're after though. The above series is more of an overview with excellent footage and analysis.
RE: Best Documentary for Pacific Theater?
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:38 pm
by leonette
The BBC Battlefield series has som i confirme