WW2 dochmentaries today usually fall into the genre of hypotheticals and conspiracy, such as "What if Hitlar won the battle of Britain" or "Did Nazi Germany have Alien technology" very weak garbage when compared to documentaries that are trying to be historically accurate as one could be and without the need of being sensational (as is common these day).
Battlefield is a series of documentaries that were released over a period of 6 -7 years. They covered in depth many battles in both the European theatre of war to the Pacific theatre if war. Events included are "The battle of Britain" , "Operation Barbarossa" and "The battle of Leyte Gulf to name a few....
Each rougly 2 hour episode works of a similar formate. Introduces the battle and its significance in the strategic sense in the war. The tactics used in order to carry out the battle. The leaders and commanders are given some background each episode. Then information about the battle as it progressed. Using maps on screen and historical footage....
The only negative I can give this documentary is that sometimes it can appear a little repetitive if you tend to watch a lot of episodes in close succession. This is because the backgrounds of leaders is often repeated over again in an identical fashion. Yet this is a small negative. The narrators of the documentary series are British men and are excellent and have an air of academic seriousness. Unlike perhaps some American documentaries.
