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Documentaries like The Battle of Midway

Not everyone loves The Battle of Midway for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Battle of Midway

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You want a real battle filmed by someone who was there.

  2. You like wartime footage shot in color in 1942.

  3. You want something short. It runs eighteen minutes.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • D-Day Sacrifice2014

    • a real battle filmed by someone who was there
    • wartime footage shot in color in 1942

    Good for you if you want to follow D-Day from the preparations to the liberation of Paris.

  • The World at War1973

    • a real battle filmed by someone who was there
    • wartime footage shot in color in 1942

    Good for you if you want the whole Second World War told in order, front by front.

  • World War II in Colour2009

    • a real battle filmed by someone who was there
    • wartime footage shot in color in 1942

    Good for you if you want the whole war told in order, front by front.

  • Greatest Events of World War II in Colour2019

    • a real battle filmed by someone who was there
    • wartime footage shot in color in 1942

    Good for you if you like seeing the 1940s in colour instead of grey.

  • Unbroken2014

    • a real battle filmed by someone who was there

    Good for you if you like a Second World War story told through one soldier.

  • Enemy at the Gates2001

    • a real battle filmed by someone who was there

    Good for you if you want the Battle of Stalingrad seen from the rubble.

  • Masters of the Air2024

    • a real battle filmed by someone who was there

    Good for you if you want the air war of World War II seen from inside a bomber.

  • The Pacific2010

    • wartime footage shot in color in 1942

    Good for you if you want to understand the war against Japan island by island.

  • Band of Brothers2001

    • a real battle filmed by someone who was there

    Good for you if you want to follow one company from Normandy to Bastogne and the end of the war.

  • World War II: From the Frontlines2023

    • a real battle filmed by someone who was there
    • wartime footage shot in color in 1942

    Good for you if you want the Second World War told from start to finish.

  • Apocalypse: The Second World War2009

    • a real battle filmed by someone who was there
    • wartime footage shot in color in 1942

    Good for you if you want to see the Second World War through the eyes of those who filmed it.

  • Apocalypse: World War I2014

    • a real battle filmed by someone who was there
    • wartime footage shot in color in 1942

    Good for you if you want the whole of World War I told in order, forgotten fronts included.

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