WWII in HD - Season 1

WWII in HD - Season 1

Season 1

Seventy years in the making. Three thousand hours of colour footage no one knew existed. The first documentary to show World War II from the perspective of both sides in full immersive HD colour. The WWII in HD series uses the diaries of soldiers who fought in the war’s biggest battles to create a personal, introspective and detailed look at life on and off the front lines. Though it was illegal for U.S. soldiers to carry diaries, many hid them away in their packs and recorded their experiences in detail. Now, through the use of these diaries and other source documents, as well as HD colour and on-location shooting around the world, WWII in HD transforms their journey into a tangible piece of history. Culled from rare colour archival footage from an exhaustive worldwide search and converted to HD with meticulous technique, WWII in HD provides a picture of World War II as it has never been seen before.
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Episodes10
DatesNov. 15, 2009 - Nov. 19, 2009

Episodes

Darkness Falls
Season 1Episode 1120 min

Darkness Falls

As Europe fell under the sway of Nazi Germany, America was unprepared to join the war and was devastated by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. North Africa and Guadalcanal were the first bloody battlegrounds.

Nov. 15, 2009
Hard Way Back
Season 1Episode 2120 min

Hard Way Back

Charles Scheffel battles German forces in North Africa; Jack Werner faces bitter combat against the Japanese in the Pacific.

Nov. 15, 2009
Bloody Resolve
Season 1Episode 3120 min

Bloody Resolve

U.S. Marines assault Japanese-held Tarawa in the Pacific; the fighting in Italy claims a casualty.

Nov. 16, 2009
Battle Stations
Season 1Episode 4120 min

Battle Stations

The Allies lay plans for the invasion of France; Bert Stiles and the 8th Air Force try to win air supremacy over Normandy as D-Day arrives.

Nov. 16, 2009
Day of Days
Season 1Episode 5120 min

Day of Days

The Allies get bogged down in Normandy's hedgerows after D-Day; victory turns to horror on Saipan in the Pacific.

Nov. 17, 2009
Point of No Return
Season 1Episode 6120 min

Point of No Return

U.S. Marines battle for Peleliu in the Pacific; the Allies race toward Germany.

Nov. 17, 2009
Striking Distance
Season 1Episode 7120 min

Striking Distance

American forces storm the Philippines; Shelby Westbrook is shot down over Europe; Jack Yusen's ship is sunk.

Nov. 18, 2009
Glory and Guts
Season 1Episode 8120 min

Glory and Guts

U.S. Marines launch an assault on Iwo Jima; pilot Bert Stiles engages a German fighter; Allied reinforcements arrive in Europe.

Nov. 18, 2009
Edge of the Abyss
Season 1Episode 9120 min

Edge of the Abyss

Rockie Blunt barely survives the Battle of the Bulge, as the Germans push the Allies to the brink; Japanese forces make a last stand on Okinawa; Adolf Hitler gets an ultimatum.

Nov. 19, 2009
End Game
Season 1Episode 10120 min

End Game

With the end of the war in sight, Okinawa becomes a bloody obstacle to victory for the Allies; a single gunshot ends the Third Reich; America delivers the final blow to Japan and the world celebrates the defeat of the Axis Powers.

Nov. 19, 2009

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