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WWII in HD - 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.

Seasons

Top Cast

  • Gary Sinise

    Gary Sinise

    Narrator

  • LL Cool J

    LL Cool J

    Shelby Westbrook (voice)

  • Steve Zahn

    Steve Zahn

    Nolen Marbrey (voice)

  • Justin Bartha

    Justin Bartha

    Jack Werner (voice)

  • Josh Lucas

    Josh Lucas

    Bert Stiles (voice)

  • Tim DeKay

    Tim DeKay

    Richard Tregaskis (voice)

  • Amy Smart

    Amy Smart

    June Wandrey (voice)

  • Mark Hefti

    Mark Hefti

    Archie Sweeney (voice)

  • Ron Livingston

    Ron Livingston

    Charles Scheffel (voice)

Overview

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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