AMAZING
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101-1 fun –
2015-06-09
This documentary was worth every penny I paid for it. Great job to the film makers at the History Channel JOB WELL DONE!!!!!
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The only people to see the war like this were the ones who fought it. Until now…
Seventy years in the making. Three thousand hours of color footage no one knew existed. The first documentary to show World War II from the perspective of both sides in full, immersive HD color, the world premiere HISTORY™ series WWII in HD 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 color and on-location shooting around the world, WWII in HD transforms their journey into a tangible piece of history. Culled from rare color 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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World war 2
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RN 92 –
2015-01-27
I am ww2 buff but the film and footage along with all the veterans that was actually there giving their accounts was amazing.... One of the best documentary stories I have seen in a long time.
Can't stop watching these.
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Peguefogo –
2013-06-09
I must say that this series is the best WWII documentary I have ever seen. I can watch them over and over. It has true history value for anyone who would like to know more about this clash of all nations. The way it was put together proves that it was well worth the two year search for these video archives. The voice-overs used were perfect, and the artistic liscense used to transition in and out of the actual witness's accounts and their voice-over counter parts was brilliantly done. Wow!
Great product but a bad Apple
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Michael Poirier II –
2012-11-16
I purchased this item in standard definition on Veterans Day for 16.99 and less than a week later the HD version is listed in the exact same location for 14.99. How does that happen?
I rate WWII in HD 10 stars.
Pretty bush league by Apple to not offer the best price on Veterans Day.
U.S. in WW II
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Mo Elie –
2012-08-12
Totally from the American perspective only
Fabulous
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nwcs –
2011-02-03
I grew up seeing WWII footage only in black and white. Over the years you lose a sense of reality when you only see things this way. Being able to see what happened in color brought a sense of reality and depth that was just lacking before.
This series is well produced and some of it is just plain hard to see. While others would prefer not to let their children (or teens) to see the violence and horror of war I think it would be beneficial. There's a certain unreality about video games and movies that glorify and exalt fake violence. Seeing it happening for real with real people makes you grapple with the deeper questions. It makes you reflect on war and entertainment. It is good for young people to be confronted with these things and have to deal with them.
Great show
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Fksyoldlh –
2011-01-28
One of the greatest WWII documentaries, and I know from the first two that downloaded, but the rest would not. It's probably something I am doing wrong, so can anybody give me advice?
Patriots.
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AJM92 –
2010-12-26
Everyone should take some time to watch this series. I thought I'd buy one episode to see what the footage looked like and a day later I ended up buying the whole season. These men fought to keep not only us, but the entire world free from the reign of a dictator. The History Channel did a great job putting this together and I highly recomend it.
No Closed Captioning Provided!
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pwr7549 –
2010-12-19
I am frustrated with these TV Shows the closed captioning is not provided on every TV show! None of them! Just found few titles in Movies section! Why? Are we the deaf people and people with hearing loss are not significant as your targeted audience in your market plans? Who are we?
The Best Explanation
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KJN]Cros –
2010-08-22
This series is the best explanation of WWII because the fact that this is real footage never seen on television. Also that most of it is in color HD. So all u guys that r interested in WWII I highly recommend that you watch this series!
Very Nice
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heartgod –
2010-08-07
A well-done documentary. I highly recommend this for anyone interested in World War II
Amazing!
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Devin W –
2010-07-06
This ww2 show is probably the best I have ever seen. To see color footage and in hd is awesome. The music goes along so well with the footage. It is so emotional to see. Best ww2 documentary I have ever seen. Hands down!!!!!
WOW!!
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Laxfreak3721 –
2010-06-06
I saw about 25 minutes of this series over memorial day weekend and I was amazed at the footage and the depth. I bought the series yesterday and I have already watched the first 7 episodes because it is so interesting. What an awesome series and it is one of my favorites.
Stunning Work
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MomRaack –
2010-06-02
I saw this on TV for the first time this Memorial Day weekend and I was just stunned. Seemed like all the WWII footage I've ever seen before was in B/W. To see it in color brought more impact, as did the personal stories used to tell about WWII. This series really brought alive for me places and terms and battle names that were vague to me before. I'm seriously considering downloading this to watch again.
Wow!
sad
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solanut –
2010-05-04
i have two grandpas who fought in world war 2 both in the pacific and in europe i love listening to their stories but that last episode end game the part of the liberation of concentration camps makes me cry and really touched me.
9999999 stars
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Yazn44 –
2010-04-21
I would pay a billion dollars for this.
Absolutely riveting! A teacher's dream!
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ethan1127 –
2010-03-31
Today I actually proved to my high school students that not all history documentaries are dull. They watched the first episode skeptically for about five minutes, and then I watched them become completely absorbed by it. As with most of the other comments I agree that the narration is excellent, as well as the images and sound, but what really sets this apart for use in a classroom is the telling of the story through the words of those who actually lived it. It becomes real instead of just a story in a book or "yadda yadda yadda" from some university historian talking over the audiences' heads like so many other documentaries have. It was so cool to watch my students actually have emotional reactions to history. What a gift. Thank you History Channel.
Great!
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d.leefan –
2010-03-02
Awesome, Awesone job History channel! Very good stuff! Best WWII documentary I have seen!
Worth every penny!
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reg81281 –
2010-03-01
Wow! This series is worth every penny! The detail, the time and effort put into finding so much ACTUAL color footage from this conflict must have been breaktaking! The history channel really outdid itself this time, using things such as FDR's fireside chats with the american people to really bring the viewer into what is happening. Can't give it more than 5 stars or I would !
best WWII documentary I
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jony_es –
2010-02-23
Educational , all real footage, and beautifully narrated. A must for all who have an interest in our history and an eye opener to how lucky we are to not have lived those days. Congrats to the producers for an excellent job.
Awesome.
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jfk33 –
2010-02-08
Anyone who is interested in World War II will love this. Amazing color footage. Very well done.
XxmarinesxX
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gabbylight –
2010-02-02
this is the best ww2 documentary i ever watched.its better with colors and nice job history channel!marine hoorah!!!
Not as good as PBS, but better than most
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grisatre –
2010-01-27
Suprisingly, much of this is colorized, and not color film. Nor is it HD by any definition. The color stuff comes about mostly in the pacific and when showing wounds and medical teams. (might have been for pentagon medical staff use at the time) The ETO stuff is mostly all colorized black and white, which is dissapointing. The PBS series (both Ken Burns' and "The Perilous fight") were far better as historical features. This series uses naratives from actors potraying veterans of the war, which unfortunately, aren't entirely interesting in and of themselves. By the way, the standard def is a better buy, the HD makes no difference. Film quality was soft and grainy at the time, you get what you get.
WOW... It is as good as they say,
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bretmt –
2010-01-26
This project will be known as one of the best, if not the best, photo-documentary of the great war. Most all the footage I saw was "new" and in excellent color. It takes your breath away and I have seen most all the documentaries and films on the subject. Narratives are excellent with a fitting score, intermixed with radio address of the period shown. BUY BUY BUY!
After watching this whole series AGAIN I am still just astonished. Bravo! Gary Sinise=Patriot
This should be required history in high school.
FANTASTIC!!! A+
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J. Rolland –
2009-12-16
This is by far the best WWII documentary I have ever seen, and I have seen them all.
Great job History Channel!!
fanominaL
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Absent master –
2009-12-08
Im only 13, and this is awesome and inspiring
History Channel does it again!
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Beeeeeeeeeeeew –
2009-11-29
History Channel has always been the best in documentaries. This show is the absolute best they've ever done.
WONDERFUL!
Great!
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Jazzy_492 –
2009-11-23
I'm only 17 and i had always thought history was boring. But this really got my attention. Its really great!! :3
Amazing
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Fyvie –
2009-11-23
raw, first hand accounts of some of the bloodiest battles of WWII. The video footage is shocking, but the human element, the voices of those who were there and their personal accounts, is what makes this worth watching.
Must Have
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4th Horseman –
2009-11-22
Please don't mistake this for yet another WW2 series full of the same photos, videos, etc that have become common throughout the years. Coloration, the inclusion of never-before seen footage really accelerate this program beyond the usual presentation of "blodd and guts"..but what REALLY differentiates this from the pack is the narration of Gary Sinise. He has become, at least in my opinion, synonymous with the likes of Will Lyman of Frontline, Sir David Attenborough of The Living Planet, or David Mccullough, who has narrated such iconic classics as Ken Burns "Civil War" or "American Experience". This is a first rate, must have documentary...you won't regret a moment of it...
Awsome job
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Tylerrearea –
2009-11-22
These kinds of history shows makes me want to watch the history channel more often.
Great WWII Documentary
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nrj123 –
2009-11-22
Excellent series on WWII, highly recommended for anyone interested in WWII or military history in general. I dearly hope that the History Channel makes more of these types of shows and fewer ghost-hunting and doomsday-prophecying shows in the future.
one of the best
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chinino –
2009-11-21
i have seen this on tv and all i can say is great job. am a highschool student and was shocked by the footage taken. this givfes everyone a sence of how hard and bloody this war was. the hd-footage is great. no more of that old black and white. this is the best ww2 doc i have ever since
great job
This is what we were made of....
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Toonhead –
2009-11-20
Someone should send a copy of this to Obama! Maybe I will, now that I think of it....yes, I said "were" in my title. Chances are this review probably won't get posted anyway because I mentioned him....awesome production, the audio is truly incredible!
reason to thank a vet
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damj68 –
2009-11-20
You watch this amazinG documentry you know why to thank a vet. Thank You to all Vets!
Wow........
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That1WhiteGuy95 –
2009-11-20
wow...... its amazing what these people have done for our lives and the sacrafices they made to keep our country the was it is......
Out with the old, in with the new
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EvTech –
2009-11-19
I was transfixed and kept looking at previous runs. Victory at Sea, as popular as it was, has now become a distant relic. Whew.
Speachless
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WoofieVal –
2009-11-19
I am stuned... This is a great oportunity for many of us to see what really happened and how everything unfolded, from start to finish. I want to buy it. But I want to wait for the other eppisodes to be available. Truly remarkable, and the narration is top notch. I give it six stars out of five.
Awe inspiring
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Ablindmole1445 –
2009-11-18
This show is truly amazing, the best WWII documetary ever
Awesome!
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SPF73 –
2009-11-18
This the best WWII documentary Ive seen. Tough to watch at times but a must see.
Stunning
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bmalley –
2009-11-18
The color footage is amazing, and the voice talent and veteran interviews are woven in skillfully. I cannot express how different this experience is from other WWII documentaries I've seen. The HD color footage lends a sense of reality to the whole often lacking in grainy black and white.
the best ww2 documantary ever
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carrotboy13 –
2009-11-18
this is waaaay better than that black and white crud, hats off to the History Channel and to all the ww2 vets.
I'LL NEVER LOOK AT THE BLACK AND WHITE REELS EVER AGAIN!! HIHGLY RECOMENDABLE!!!!!!
THIS IS PERFECT FOR EVERYONE WHO'S A WW2 BUFF
The Best WWII Documentary Ever
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DJ Mikey Mike –
2009-11-18
I have never seen such a film like this one, the high definition was stunning. The sound effects were like you were there in the war. I highly recommend this t.v. show for everyone to see.
Beautiful
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War Scout –
2009-11-18
It is Beautiful yet Grim... I salute those men as a Boy Scout, a Man, and an American. Thank You
History's Best!
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Shaugst –
2009-11-17
This is probably one of the best WWII Documentries I have ever seen! It give you that fantastic core sence to just how immence this war was at every single ange of understanding. It gives you soldiers perspectives and pretty good footage of the war throughout the war. over all great bye highly reckomend HD though.
The war was in color
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shanghaijim –
2009-11-17
There's just something stunning—and thought-provoking—about the simple fact of seeing World War II in color. For generations who only know the war from black-and-white newsreels or art-directed movie cinematography, the great cataclysm of the 20th century was unreal. History Channel has a lot of sins, but for the feat of presenting all this color footage in HD (accompanied by some good narration by Gary Sinise and the voice actors) earns the channel its place in the hearts of WW2 buffs.
Problem with episode 4
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WolfpackFan –
2009-11-17
Has anyone had any problems with episode 4? I purchased the HD version but what downloaded is the SD version.
Awesome!!!!!!!
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codeman713 –
2009-11-17
I highly recomend this to anyone who is interested in WW2 or who likes the history channel! Great job:)
Absolutely Amazing
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Ipinney –
2009-11-16
This documentary does a great job of capturing the mindset of Americans before WWII, how much of a shock it was to be struck by the Japanese, the courage, and the importance of the decisions that were made. It is a great buy, Highly Recommended.