WWII in HD

Last November The History Channel played a 10 hour miniseries entitled WWII in HD or World War Two in HD. The broadcast tells the tale of both the Pacific theatre and the European conflict. The story is told through the stories of 10 different participants in the conflict. Some of the survivors still alive at the time of filming tell some parts of their own story. Other parts of the individual stories are narrated by actors.

The real treasure of the series is that the films are all real. Who knew that during WWII so many people, soldiers included, were taking color films of the events. The pictures in some cases are stunning.

The stories by the individuals are moving. One gentleman, clearly in his late eighties, tells of his war wound, fear of death, thoughts of his young wife and his recovery. As that episode ends the gentleman is walking down a path with his cane while we see a description of his life after the war and his wife's recent death. It is moving.

This generation is ending, these men are all all in their late seventies and a large percentage are much older or already deceased. We should treasure them.

These movies are well worth watching.