Famed American historian Ken Burns, best known for his Civil War, Baseball, and Jazz multi-part documentaries, is producing a 14-hour special for PBS about WWII entitled The War. The film focuses on the war from the point of view of four small towns in the United States. More information: Current.org | Ken Burns' "The War," coming in 2007 The documentary is already causing some controversy as well... Latinos Attack PBS for WWII Series | TIME I think this will be a breath of fresh air for the American people. Finally we may see WWII for more of what it really was, a combined effort, rather than what we have been told it was, a single company or squad of American boys winning the war all on their own.
Saw this in an in-magazine brochure for £49.99 + postage. Didn't know it was on Region 2. Checked online and Play has got it for £37.99 inc. It's out in three weeks. Steve W.
Finally watching this now it's made it's way over here to the 'Yesterday' channel. Rather good I thought, calm, balanced, interesting. Obviously an American perspective on the war, hardly surprising, but a pretty clear and unbiased one. Good stuff.
I am about half way through the series now. I like the homefront version of things since it lends to the "we're all in this thing together" thing. Thank God for Netflix!
G'day all, Have read about this TV series,was it any good? and does anyone know how to get a copy. Thanks for that. Cheers Rob
I saw it on the UK TV channel Yesterday and thought that it was excellent. It tells the story of the USA in WWII through the eyes of people from a few (I think four) US towns, featuring both interviews and readings from letters and memoirs. It was made by Ken Burns, who has produced a number of history series including ones on the American Civil War and the Wild West. It is a history of the US in WWII, but it is explicitly so, rather than pretending to cover all but concentrating on the US. It gives credit to the other Allies where appropriate. I'm sure that Yesterday had a competition to win the DVD of the series, so it is presumably available to buy, at least on European and US formats.
Interesting to see that Eugene Sledge whose character appears in the Pacific is also portrayed in The War.
Noticed that 'The War', made in 2007, is currently showing on PBS America - it's on Sky 534 etc. A catch up of the first 5 parts is showing this Sunday (7th Sept) and, the final few, during next week. I haven't watched it, as yet. No doubt, others have already. best edit - thanks for refiling this...I was lazy.
I picked up a DVD copy in a local branch of the Computer Exchange (CEx) for a tenner, when the cheapest "used" copy on Amazon was thirty quid.I went seeking after it was rerun on "Yesterday" (when it's not showing worn out sitcoms). Impressed with it.
