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WWII In HD

WWII in HD

WWII In HD

A&E Video (2009)
Blu-ray
NR (Not Rated)
733961209341
TV Series | Documentary | Special Interest | Television | War
USA | English | Color | 07:50

WWII in HD is the first-ever World War II documentary presented in full, immersive HD color. Culled from thousands of hours of lost and rare color archival footage gathered from a worldwide search through basements and archives, WWII in HD will change the way the world sees this defining conflict. Using footage never before seen by most Americans--converted to HD for unprecedented clarity--viewers will experience the war as if they were actually there, surrounded by the real sights and sounds of the battlefields. Along the way they'll meet a diverse group of soldiers whose wartime diaries and journals show in visceral detail what the war was really like. This visually astonishing landmark series presents the story of World War II through the eyes of 12 Americans who experienced the war firsthand. Viewers will hear the story of Army nurse June Wandrey, who served from the beginning of the war in North Africa to the liberation of the camps in Germany. They will meet Shelby Westbrook, a young African American from Toledo, who became a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen; Jimmie Kanaya, the son of Japanese immigrants, who served in the U.S. Army and was imprisoned in Europe; and Jack Werner, a Jewish émigré who escaped from Austria before the war and wound up fighting not against Hitler and the hated Nazis, but in the Pacific Theater.


Episodes View details

1 Darkness Falls 49 min | Nov 15, 2009

WWII in HD examines the initial phases of the war preceding American entry into the conflict. The United States sends troops to Guadalcanal and North Africa.

2 Hard Way Back 47 min | Nov 15, 2009

WWII in HD follows United States soldiers as they begin their fight against the Axis in the Battles of Guadalcanal, North Africa, and Attu.

3 Bloody Resolve 45 min | Nov 16, 2009

WWII in HD looks at the battles in of Tarawa, New Britian, and the Invasion of Siciliy.

4 Battle Stations 45 min | Nov 16, 2009

WWII in HD looks at the war leading up to D-Day offering first hand accounts of the Battle of Kwajalein and the bombing raids over Germany.

5 Day of Days 44 min | Nov 17, 2009

WWII in HD looks at first hand accounts of the Battle of Saipan and the Normandy Invasion.

6 Point of No Return 45 min | Nov 17, 2009

WWII in HD examines for hand accounts of the Battle of Peleliu and the invasion of Germany.

7 Striking Distance 44 min | Nov 18, 2009

WII in HD looks at first hand accounts of the Battle of Leyte, the Tuskgee Airmen, the internment of Japanese-Americans, and the rescue of the "Lost Battalion".

8 Glory and Guts 44 min | Nov 18, 2009

WII in HD looks at first hand accounts of the Battle of Iwo Jima, the invasion of Germany, and the war in the skies over Europe.

9 Edge of the Abyss 44 min | Nov 19, 2009

WWII in HD looks at first hand accounts of the Ardennes Offense and the invasion of Okinawa.

10 End Game 44 min | Nov 19, 2009

WWII in HD looks at the end of the war from the fall of German to the bombing of Hiroshima.

Cast View all

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Self
Gary Sinise Self - Narrator
Charles Scheffel Self
Ron Livingston Charles Scheffel
Justin Bartha Jack Werner
Jack Werner Self
Rob Lowe Robert Sherrod
Tim DeKay Richard Tregaskis
Steve Zahn Nolen Marbrey
Rob Corddry Rockie Blunt
Amy Smart June Wandrey
Winston Churchill Self
Mark Hefti Archie Sweeney
Jack Yusen Self
Rockie Blunt Self
Josh Lucas Bert Stiles
LL Cool J Shelby Westbrook
Adolf Hitler Self
Jason Ritter Jack Yusen
James Kyson Lee Jimmy Kanaya
Douglas MacArthur Self
Shelby Westbrook Self
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self
Harry S. Truman Self
Jimmy Kanaya Self

Edition details

Edition 2 Disc Blu-ray Edition
Packaging Keep Case
Nr Discs 2
Screen Ratios Fullscreen (4:3)
Standard (1.33:1)
Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
DTS [English]
Stereo [English]
Layers Single side, Single layer
Edition Release Date Jan 19, 2010
Regions Region 1

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