Just finished watching the documentary, "The War," by Ken Burns. It's a seven-part series (each episode is about 2 hours or more) on the Second World War that centers on the lives of folks from four American towns.
I'm a bit of a history buff so I've read a lot and watched a lot of documentaries; I think this one is really well done. The piece goes into great detail on the events of the war and includes many interviews with folks who survived it. Granted, the story is told from an American perspective; however there is no attempt to 'sugar coat' darker elements back home such as prejudice against African Americans serving in the war or Japanese Americans being displaced.
I think documentaries such as this are beneficial because they put faces to what would otherwise be numbers and dates in a history book. At any rate, if you haven't seen it I highly recommend it.
Ken Burns: The War
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Re: Ken Burns: The War
I'd watch a documentary on paint drying if was by Ken Burns. He's a master.
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