An extraordinary collection of newsreel, propaganda, and home-movie footage drawn from the archives of 18 nations, including color close-ups of Adolf Hitler taken by his mistress, that present an unvarnished prespective of the war's pivotal events. Penetrating interviews with eyewitness participants - from Hitler's secretary to Alger Hiss to ordinary citizens who stood outside the battle lines - and spine-tingling, first-hand accounts to an already unforgettable experience.

Originally broadcast as a television special in 1974. Special features: the making of 'The world at war'; bonus documentary: "Secretary of Hitler"; documentary "The two deaths of Adolf Hitler"; documentary "Warrior"; documentary "Hitler's Germany: 1932-1939"; documentary "Hitler's Germany: 1939-1945"; documentary "The final solution"; documentary "From war to peace"; 30th anniversary feature-length retrospective film; biographies; timeline; gallery of photos from the Imperial War Museum collection. Originally broadcast as a television special in 1974 ; bonus documentaries produced between 1974-2004. Not rated. Special features: the making of 'The world at war: a special presentation'; bonus documentary: "Secretary of Hitler"; documentary "The two deaths of Adolf Hitler"; documentary "Warrior"; documentary "Hitler's Germany: 1932-1939"; documentary "Hitler's Germany: 1939-1945"; documentary "The final solution"; documentary "From war to peace"; 30th anniversary feature-length retrospective film; biographies; timeline; gallery of photos from the Imperial War Museum collection. Narrator, Laurence Olivier ; interviews with: Traudl Junge, Mitsuo Fuchida, Alger Hiss. Title from container. Volume ten of an eleven volume set. Videodisc release of the 1973-1974 television production. Volume seven of an eleven volume set. Volume two of an eleven volume set. Volume nine of an eleven volume set. Volume eleven of an eleven volume set. Volume eight of an eleven volume set. Volume three of an eleven volume set. Volume four of an eleven volume set. Volume five of an eleven volume set. Volume six of an eleven volume set. Special features: biographies; timeline; gallery of photos from the Imperial War Museum collection. Originally broadcast in 1974; bonus documentaries produced between 1974-2004. Bonus documentaries have note: "The world at war : a special presentation." Special features: disc 1: The making of the series; disc 11: The history of 'The world at war'; biographies; gallery of photos from the Imperial War Museum collection. Discs 8-11 contain bonus documentaries, compiled from interviews and archive materials gathered for the series World at war.

Vol. 1A new Germany: 1933-39 -- Distant war: September 1939- May 1940 -- France falls: May-June 1940 -- vol. 2 Alone: May 1940-May 1941 -- Barbarossa: June-December 1941 -- Banzai!: Japan strikes 1931-1942 -- On our way: U.S.A 1939-1942 -- vol. 3 Desert: North Africa 1940-1943 -- Stalingrad: June 1942-February 1943 -- Wolf pack: U-boats in the Atlantic 1939-1944 -- Red star: the Soviet Union 1941-1943 --