If you are interested in WWII, then buy it. It's great. The picture quality is, naturally, variable, as it contains actual black and white 16 and 35mm war footage that is often better than expected. The 'modern' footage, shot in the late 60s and early 70s seems to have been shot on 16mm or video, it's hard to tell, but it too is good. The sound is a lot better than I expected.