Favorite documentaries?

[Dunit35]

The History channel website was having a good clearence sale the other day, so I ordered a couple dvd's. Last Stand of the 300, Battle of Thermopylae, and Heroes of the Holocaust. I watched Last Stand of the 300 earlier and it was very impressive. It went into detail of everything that lead up to the battle and what happened during and after. There was a lot that I didn't know about. If you are into Greek battles or Persian military history I highly recommend this documentary. It discussed King Leonidas life, Xerxes life, the sea battle that took place during the battle and what took place before a boy could become a man.

What are your favorite documentaries or recommended documentaries?

[scott free]

[ZepSinger]

On Netflix now. Beer Wars is about the big 3 beer companies basically trying to crush the independent craft beer industry. I'll never drink another Bud again.

[Unsmooth-Moment]

Originally Posted by Sannyasi

Have you seen Dear Zachary? You can find it on Netflix, definitely a good one as long as you don't mind having your day ruined.

Yeah.. That was messed up.

[TrickyNicky]

Originally Posted by bdeg

I imagine his writing is the same way, anyone who's read a lot of his have a recommendation on what I should read first?

I'd recommend you buy The Great Shark Hunt:The Gonzo Papers Vol 1. that has everything from the birth of gonzo journalism to HST's coverage of Ali vs. Spinks in '78. Fear and Loathing is included and tons of other writings.

[theelusiveeightrop]

The Donner Party is excellent.