The Ultimate National Geographic DVD Collection

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The Ultimate National Geographic WWII Collection: Special Edition

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The Ultimate National Geographic WWII Collection: Special Edition
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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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Great War Planes of WWII
National Geographic - Inside the Vatican
National Geographic - Inside 9/11 (Commemorative Edition)
Great Battles and Secrets of World War II
The World at War (30th Anniversary Edition)

ASIN: B0007GP6Z6
Release Date: 2005-01-04

The Ultimate National Geographic World War II Collection (Untold Stories/The Battle for Midway/Pearl Harbor - Legacy of Attack)

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Out of their Element?

The Ultimate National Geographic World War II Collection (Untold Stories/The Battle for Midway/Pearl Harbor - Legacy of Attack)
Starring: Peter Coyote , Bob Ballard , John Ford , Tom Brokaw , and Carl Carson
Manufacturer: Nat'l Geographic Vid
ProductGroup: DVD
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National Geographic Mysteries of the Deep - The Lost Ships of World War II Collection (Search for the Battleship Bismarck / The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal / The Search for Kennedy's PT 109)
National Geographic's Untold Stories of WWII
The History Channel Ultimate Collections: World War II
The Great Escapes of WWII
National Geographic - Lost Subs

ASIN: B00006G8K7
Release Date: 2002-10-01

Description

Three best-selling World War II titles in a DVD collector?s set for the first time ever. Experience compelling stories of America?s most extraordinary generation of heroes! Titles are: Untold Stories of WWII, The Battle for Midway, and Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack.

Customer Reviews:

Out of their Element?.......2005-03-14

I was looking for some of those old National Geographic nature specials when I came upon this selection of WWII DVD's. I had a lot of respect for the quality of the National Geographic specials based on what I'd seen on TV over the years. I expected the same when I ordered this set of DVD's. I have to admit that the quality of the production is very good. It's the overall content that disappointed me.

The first DVD I watched was titled "Untold Stories of WWII". It had several sideline stories about supposedly little known developments during the war. The main subject was the Nazi Germany early-stage development towards an atomic bomb. The events primarily take place in Norway and you probably would enjoy watching the movie "Heroes of Telemark" more than this segment. There's another on the development of the other super weapons that Germany developed towards the end of the war. There's is also a segment on the Japanese mini-sub which segues into the next DVD I watched.

The second DVD of this set that I watched was "Pearl Harbor-Legacy of Attack". This and the final DVD of the series apparently grew out of the funding that the National Geographic Society provided for a couple of undersea explorations. One was the search for a Japanese mini-sub supoosedly lost during 12/7/41 and the other was for the USS Yorktown lost after the Battle for Midway. The modern day underwater searches were a questionable aspect of the Pearl Harbor and Midway DVD's. I enoy the views of sunken ships that have become technologically possible in the last decade or so. However, they did seem to detract from the recounting of the history of the two battles. There is a lot of good original films of the two battles, good narration and outstanding reminiscences by surviving veterans.

The Pearl Harbor DVD, I felt, was the most worthwhile of the three in the set. Frankly, I'd recommend that you save money and just buy that one. It gives a better overview of the battle than does the Midway DVD. The one on Midway seemed rather sporatic in its' narrative.

I'm still looking for those great National Geographic nature specials that I saw when I was growing up. I'm not sure what to make of the National Geographic's journey into the realm of history. Maybe if the underwater discoveries are put on the center stage and the rest was just used as background, I might have appreciated these videos more. As it was, the two battle DVD's seemed to be trying to tell two seperate stories simultaneously and I didn't think that worked too well.

The Ultimate National Geographic DVD Collection

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DO NOT BUY THIS!
National Geographic Deserves More Credit
Great for a Nat. Geo. ...

The Ultimate National Geographic DVD Collection
Starring: National Geographic
Manufacturer: Nat'l Geographic Vid
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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30 Years of National Geographic Specials
National Geographic: The Nature Collection
National Geographic - The Incredible Human Body
National Geographic - Africa
National Geographic - Inside 9/11 (Commemorative Edition)

ASIN: B000051S4X
Release Date: 2000-11-07

Customer Reviews:

DO NOT BUY THIS!.......2004-09-16

This set sucks. When I bought it, I thought I was getting all the NG shows on 7 disks.
Just like the TIME LIFE: WORLD AT WAR collection. That is a box set with 5 disks
and 6 titles on each disk. THIS is their pick of what THEY think is great.
The Ultimate National Geographic DVD Collection contains:
7 disks:
1) 30 Years Of National Geographic
2) Nature's Fury
3) Secrets Of The Titanic
4) Surviving Everest
5) The Battle For Midway
6) The Photographers
7) Tigers Of The Snow

So you pay $150 for 7 disks (that's $21/ per disk) and you don't get to choose which ones.
You are better off buying them separately, and picking the ones you like.

Ultimate it is NOT.

National Geographic Deserves More Credit.......2003-05-08

National Geographic is the best company for geography lovers like myself. National Geographic takes us in life-risking settings in real places all around the four corners of our world. A lot of children and adults still don't even know that there is a National Geographic. And to see that only one person reveiwed this exellent set of spellbounding places frightens me. People should take National Geographic more seriously and start respecting the people who make these features. For this collection, the camera angles inside the films are exellent. The cameramen and photographers are obviously professionals. If you want your child to start liking geography or learn something while watching television at the same time this is just for you. If you child dosn't like experiencing it by watching the movies they can learn by playing fun and educational games and quizes as special features. This is a must have collection. It is quite expensive, but it is worth the money.

Great for a Nat. Geo. ..........2001-06-13

This is all the Nitional Geographic DVD's in one box. If you plan to get them all or want to give as a gift it's great. A little ... but still a good value.

Ultimate National Geographic WWII Collection

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Ultimate National Geographic WWII Collection
Starring: National Geographic
Manufacturer: Nat'l Geographic Vid
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Documentary | Genres | DVD | Video

World War II | Military & War | Genres | DVD | Video

( U ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

Documentary | Boxed Sets | Stores | DVD | Video

National Geographic Mysteries of the Deep - The Lost Ships of World War II Collection (Search for the Battleship Bismarck / The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal / The Search for Kennedy's PT 109)

ASIN: B0001Z4P4G
Release Date: 2004-06-01

Description

Three best-selling World War II titles in a DVD collector's set for the first time ever. Experience compelling stories of America's most extraordinary generation of heroes! Titles include Untold Stories of WWII,The Battle for Midway, and Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack.

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