Not surprisingly, the documentary presents a highly Anglo-American, if not solely American, perspective on the war. That is understandable but might create a wrongful perception of the other countries' war effort, especially if you have no background or knowledge about the war. It still is however a great source of knowledge and images of the war that should interest also the youngest generation.
Being so focused on the US war effort, the documentary fails to avoid weird mistakes. For example, in "The Invasion of Italy", at 49:28 the narrator states: "Less than three months after Mussolini's death, the Allies' D-Day armies enter Berlin, and the Second World War is moving into its endgame".
Though not logically incorrect, the phrase suggests that it was the D-Day invasion force that captured Berlin prior to July 28th (three months from April 28th, Mussolini's death), while in reality Berlin fell to the allies (though not the D-Day invasion force) within days of Mussolini's death. Just a reminder - Hitler died on April 30th, and the war in Europe ended in the following days. Yes, the Americans joined the Soviets in Berlin in July, and the war was moving into its endgame in July 1945, but in the Pacific, thousands of miles away from Berlin...
Being so focused on the US war effort, the documentary fails to avoid weird mistakes. For example, in "The Invasion of Italy", at 49:28 the narrator states: "Less than three months after Mussolini's death, the Allies' D-Day armies enter Berlin, and the Second World War is moving into its endgame".
Though not logically incorrect, the phrase suggests that it was the D-Day invasion force that captured Berlin prior to July 28th (three months from April 28th, Mussolini's death), while in reality Berlin fell to the allies (though not the D-Day invasion force) within days of Mussolini's death. Just a reminder - Hitler died on April 30th, and the war in Europe ended in the following days. Yes, the Americans joined the Soviets in Berlin in July, and the war was moving into its endgame in July 1945, but in the Pacific, thousands of miles away from Berlin...