A great world war 2 documentary, it feels a little bit fast at some points. But that is to be expected when trying to put 7 years of war in 12 hours. Although the series is quite good I a bit disappointed that it only covers the battles. And doesn't give an in depth view of WW2.

You won't find anything new in terms of content, of course, if you already know that part of history. So it comes down to the footage and presentation. That is a matter of personal taste. I don't like re-coloured footage, I see it more as manipulating than restauration. And, quite frankly, the source material is oftentimes not that good to deliver good results. This is far from being HD. In fact the footage varies from good to awful with the majority below average. The colour looks unnatural and the picture is blurred. And almost everything is overdubbed. I am not sure where this "rare and unseen footage is" because, having seen many WWII docus I knew a lot of it already (and I am talking about docus older than this). And the presentation ? Well, it's like listening to an audio book with moving pictures in the background. And I am certain that they were using stock footage that fits the narration instead of actual pictures from the described event often. So far I am still waiting for "satelite-delivered terrain mapping". All I see is 2D maps with pointing arrows. My conclusion is that for someone with no or little knowledge of WWII this could be a good starting point. If you have profound knowledge already you could skip this as the footage itself does not warrant to make it nessessary to watch this.

I agree with JorisA. It focusses on the main politics at the start and ending of the war, but it is mostly about the events that happened during the war itself, and how it unfolded. They sacrificed chronology and jumped back and forth in time between episodes to focus on 1 front at a time. It used some images multiple times, maybe because it is unclear when they were shot, but this distracted only slightly. The images are impressive and depict an impressive view of the war. At some point I started to get overwhelmed by all the gun fire, but the fact I binged this might have something to do with it. It makes you imagine the horrors the soldiers went through a bit better though. I would say this is a must-see for those interested in (modern) history, but I would recommend it to the more casual viewer too because of the good job they did in presenting the images and sounds.