World War II in HD Colour

World War II In HD Colour is a 13-episode television docuseries recounting the major events of World War II narrated by Robert Powell.[1]

World War II In HD Colour
Also known asWorld War II in Colour
GenreEducational
Based onWorld War II
Written byJonathan Martin[1]
Narrated byRobert Powell[1]
Theme music composerDe Wolfe[1]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Producer(s)Matthew Barrett[1]
Martin Hughes[1]
Phil Howard Jones[1]
Philip Nugus[1]
Antony Oliphant[1]
Editor(s)Antony Oliphant[1]
Simon Astbury[1]
David Grewal[1]
Aneta Naszynska[1]
Running timeApproximately 10 hours 33 minutes
Production company(s)World Media Rights
Release
Original networkChannel 5
Original release2008 –
2009
External links
Website

The show covers the Western Front, Eastern Front, North African Campaign and the Pacific War. It was on syndication in the United States on the Military Channel.[2]

The series is in full colour, combining both original and colourized footage.

Inaccuracies

The narration in Episode 5 suggests that the Japanese march on Port Moresby was only halted when US troops arrived to reinforce the Australians, when in fact US forces did not assist until the Australians had pushed the Japanese completely off the Owen Stanley Range.[3][4]

In Episode 12, it is said that United States President Franklin Roosevelt died of a heart attack. In fact, it was a cerebral hemorrhage.[5] In the same episode, it states that President Roosevelt died on April 13, 1945. He died the day before, on April 12, 1945, in Warm Springs, GA, USA, 3:35 P.M. EWT (local time).[6]

Additionally, some of the colourised footage is inaccurate: German tanks shown at the beginning are green rather than grey,[7] and a green-on-green camouflage pattern shown on Spitfires was never used by the RAF, but rather should be green-on-brown.[8]

The show used the pre-1939 borders on the map of Central Europe continuously, but changed it when they put the city of Vilnius in episode 8 into Lithuania, despite the fact it was a city in Poland between the two world wars.[9]

Episodes
# Title
1"The Gathering Storm"
Just years after World War I, Germany and other nations are in an economic depression. Leader approval ratings of Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain are shallow, giving the rise to military dictators along with their parties. Years after Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, he and his generals plot the invasion of Poland.
2"Lightning War"
The Germans develop a new military tactic known as Blitzkrieg. The Nazis use Blitzkrieg, dominating land and air warfare, allowing them to take Poland and conquer France in matters of weeks. Britain and Canada, as well as other Commonwealth countries, declare war on Germany.
3"Britain at Bay"
July 1940, Britain is standing on its last legs while being pummeled by Germany. Though Hitler has better soldiers and a more powerful air force, critical errors of the Luftwaffe allow Britain to regain strength and start pushing back.
4"Hitler Strikes East"
After the unsuccessful attempt to defeat the British, Hitler focuses his attention on the Soviet Union. This proves to be quite a military gamble.
5"Red Sun Rampant"
On 7 December 1941, the Japanese bomb the U.S. Fleet in Pearl Harbor. The United States officially enters World War II starting with the Pacific Front.
6"The Mediterranean and North Africa"
After success in North Africa and Greece, Allies push Benito Mussolini's forces all the way back to Italy. Italy is then knocked out of the war, Mussolini is deposed, and the Allies start to put real pressure on Nazi Germany.
7"Turning the Tide"
The Allies and the Axis are searching for a final blow to each other to end the war. While the Allies try out strategic fire bombing, Hitler tries cutting off American supply lines with submarines. Right now this is a stalemate.
8"The Soviet Steamroller"
After Hitler's gamble in the East fails, failing to defeat Stalingrad and Moscow, the Soviet Union, with its vast resources and armies, starts to slowly push back and grow. Hitler is now on the defence on ⅔ of his fronts.
9"Overlord"
After careful planning and tremendous secrecy but more importantly the lack of Hitler's attention, the Allies successfully breach mainland Western Europe through the Normandy landings. After thousands of lives are lost to the operation, the Allies are able to start the liberation of Western Europe.
10"Closing the Ring"
The Allies are now on the offensive on all three fronts. As their forces push through Europe soldiers start uncovering Hitler's death camps. This was the Allies' first concrete knowledge of the Holocaust.
11"The Island War"
An aggressive war is being waged against the Japanese. The United States is now starting to use a new tactic of island-hopping, resulting in the slow crumbling of the Japanese air force and navy.
12"Victory in Europe"
From three sides, the British, Canadians, Americans, and Soviets are starting to shred through what is left of the Third Reich. As the Nazi forces see their final days, Hitler commits suicide, and the Allies begin dividing up Europe.
13"Victory in the Pacific"
The Americans wipe out Japan's air force through a strategy of island-hopping. As the Americans face the decision of what to do with mainland Japan, President Truman calls to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear weapons. Japan had no choice but to surrender, and the Cold War begins.
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See also

References
  1. "World War II In HD Colour". IMDB. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  2. "World War II In HD Colour". Daily Motion. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  3. http://www.usspanay.org/crew.shtml
  4. "World War II In HD Colour". World Media Rights. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  5. Jones, Jeffrey M.; Jones, Joni L. (2006). "Presidential Stroke: United States Presidents and Cerebrovascular Disease". CNS Spectrums. 11 (9): 674–678. doi:10.1017/S1092852900014760.
  6. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/the-quiet-final-hours-of-franklin-d-roosevelt
  7. "German Armor Camouflage".
  8. "Camouflage & Markings – Spitfire from 1938 to 1940".
  9. "Wilno in Poland | True Lithuania".
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