Well-done documentary
I found this to be a well-done and informative documentary which focused on the impact of Nazism upon the local population as well as Europe. This film is long (five vhs videos) but well worth watching. I was particularly impressed with the interviews that they attained; former Nazis as well as victims of the regime. They also interviewed Germans who witnessed these times and events and asked them the hard questions such as "why didn't you do anything?" and "why did you participate in persecuting the Jews?"

This documentary has plenty of footage and clearly presents the events that took place under Nazism. Although there is no groundbreaking research presented here, I learned about events that I had no idea took place. The focus of this documentary is "a warning from history" and they clearly present this theme throughout this film. There are lessons to be learned about the power of ideology, nationalism and racism and how these streams of thoughts were used to sway a population and the danger of this happening again.

"The Nazis-needed warning for history classes
I recommend this series to any World History instructors seeking film that will make students think about the "whys" on a level other than a Nazi cartoon-image. Care must be taken in utilizing this resource, as with any source. The "nude Nazi pageant" in "Chaos and Consent" (vol 2) should certainly be omitted, but the interviews, especially those found in vol 3 "Road to Treblinka" can easily start very involved discussions as to involvement of the ordinary citizens, anti-Semitism as a cultural constant, and the "guilt" questions. Generally, I only show 20 minutes of most film, and always with a guide and questions to avoid "heads down / snooze" time. Trust me, especially on "Road to Treblinka", you won't have anyone sleeping, and followed up with other readings and assessed with an essay, you'll be glad you invested in this series. Again, some of it may be "old hat", but the imagery of 60-80 year olds seeing and hearing their own words and actions replayed for them is something no standard document can give your class.

Excellent series
Ignore the one star reviewer. It's obvious why he doesn't like the content. The truth always hurts doesn't it? I have seen this documentary around ten times now. One of the very best series documenting this period ever made. The only thing against it is the fact it could have gone onto two tapes as it is in England.

Educational
This box set is extremely more valuable to learning about the Nazis than the box set exclusively on Hitler. The Hitler Box Set has too much redundancy and is not near as comprehensive. If you want to know how and why the Nazis came to power, watch A Warning From History!!! Seig Heil

Propaganda from the Holocaust Industry
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This is the worst claptrap, and the most outrageously overpriced ... that I have ever come across at Amazon.

The six video tapes contain only old, well used, too often seen, repetitious footage available in most other Holocaust films, at much lower prices.

There is nothing new here, and like other offerings from the ... BBC and Holocaust Industry, there is little proof to support many of the statements made. The evidence offered is too narrow in scope and addresses isolated incidents.

In each of the six tapes in the series, the subject always returns to the Detention Camps and persecution of Jews, ...

This series says little about the Nazis, their military, or their control and remaking of the German state except as related to the Camps. The title "Holocaust- Warning From History" would be more accurate. ...