WWII in HD
2009 · History · 120 min · 1 season
S01E10 · End Game
Fri, 20 Nov, 1:00 pm
With the end of the war in sight, Okinawa becomes a bloody obstacle to victory for the Allies; a single gunshot ends the Third Reich; America delivers the final blow to Japan and the world celebrates the defeat of the Axis Powers.
About
WWII in HD is the first-ever World War II documentary presented in full, immersive HD color. Culled from thousands of hours of lost and rare color archival footage gathered from a worldwide search through basements and archives, WWII in HD will change the way the world sees this defining conflict. Using footage never before seen by most Americans–converted to HD for unprecedented clarity—viewers will experience the war as if they were actually there, surrounded by the real sights and sounds of the battlefields. Along the way, they'll meet a diverse group of soldiers whose wartime diaries and journals show in visceral detail what the war was really like.
This visually astonishing landmark series presents the story of World War II through the eyes of 12 Americans who experienced the war firsthand. Viewers will hear the story of Army nurse June Wandrey, who served from the beginning of the war in North Africa to the liberation of the camps in Germany. They will meet Shelby Westbrook, a young African American from Toledo, who became a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen; Jimmie Kanaya, the son of Japanese immigrants, who served in the U.S. Army and was imprisoned in Europe; and Jack Werner, a Jewish émigré who escaped from Austria before the war and wound up fighting not against Hitler and the hated Nazis, but in the Pacific Theater.
Episodes
- E01
Darkness Falls
Mon, 16 Nov· 120 minAs Europe fell under the sway of Nazi Germany, America was unprepared to join the war and was devastated by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. North Africa and Guadalcanal were the first bloody battlegrounds.
- E02
Hard Way Back
Mon, 16 Nov· 120 minCharles Scheffel battles German forces in North Africa; Jack Werner faces bitter combat against the Japanese in the Pacific.
- E03
Bloody Resolve
Tue, 17 Nov· 120 minU.S. Marines assault Japanese-held Tarawa in the Pacific; the fighting in Italy claims a casualty.
- E04
Battle Stations
Tue, 17 Nov· 120 minThe Allies lay plans for the invasion of France; Bert Stiles and the 8th Air Force try to win air supremacy over Normandy as D-Day arrives.
- E05
Day of Days
Wed, 18 Nov· 120 minThe Allies get bogged down in Normandy's hedgerows after D-Day; victory turns to horror on Saipan in the Pacific.
- E06
Point of No Return
Wed, 18 Nov· 120 minU.S. Marines battle for Peleliu in the Pacific; the Allies race toward Germany.
- E07
Striking Distance
Thu, 19 Nov· 120 minAmerican forces storm the Philippines; Shelby Westbrook is shot down over Europe; Jack Yusen's ship is sunk.
- E08
Glory and Guts
Thu, 19 Nov· 120 minU.S. Marines launch an assault on Iwo Jima; pilot Bert Stiles engages a German fighter; Allied reinforcements arrive in Europe.
- E09
Edge of the Abyss
Fri, 20 Nov· 120 minRockie Blunt barely survives the Battle of the Bulge, as the Germans push the Allies to the brink; Japanese forces make a last stand on Okinawa; Adolf Hitler gets an ultimatum.
- E10
End Game
Fri, 20 Nov· 120 minWith the end of the war in sight, Okinawa becomes a bloody obstacle to victory for the Allies; a single gunshot ends the Third Reich; America delivers the final blow to Japan and the world celebrates the defeat of the Axis Powers.
Cast
Gary Sinise
Narrator