WWII: The Lost Color Archives
★ 8 · 2000 · Documentary
Episodes
1. A New World Order46m · A New World Order--Follow the events that led up to the outbreak of war in Europe, and watch as the German Blitzkrieg rolls through Poland and France.
2. Total War46m · Total War--From Pearl Harbor through the days before the D-Day invasion, see how the war really looked over the skies of Germany, in the jungles of the Pacific and on the storm-tossed seas of the North Atlantic.
3. Triumph and Despair45m · Triumph and Despair--See incredible, graphic footage of the D-Day invasion, experience V-E Day in London and feel what it was like to be at ground zero when the atom bomb fell on Japan.
4. Extra: Real Images of Hitler15m · Incredible footage of the man who started it all... This program seems to capture the "human" side of Hitler -- a miraculous feat in lieu of the atrocities performed under his tutelage.More Like This
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