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Post by justjohn on Oct 8, 2007 5:51:27 GMT -7
 I have watched the entire series and I must say it was very captivating. It presented the second world war in an entirely new point of view. Being a former Marine, the Pacific side of the war was no stranger. It was well studied and reviewed. However, the European side was an eye opener. Has anybody seen this yet? 
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Post by hollister on Oct 13, 2007 3:59:29 GMT -7
JJ,
I watched what I could when it was on and we bought the DVDS - I am working my way through them. I am really enjoying the series and am humbled by the actions of these people. It makes me very angry to see what the USA can do when it decides to go to war all in - and what is happening now. Over all good job by Burns.
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Post by kaima on Oct 13, 2007 7:43:13 GMT -7
I saw most of the episodes. It reminded me much of the series broadcast in the 1950's as I grew up and tehy were preparing us for the glory of war in Vietnam (then as yet to be determined). Yes, the background & personal interviews did lend an interesting hook to hold our interest , but back then we had our neighbors to listen to describe their trauma. It adds a necessary background for generations in 2007 and after.
I did get a bit tired of that one woman yapping all the time. I will let you guess which one!
On history, he mentioned two or three times that 'we could not win the war without opening the Western Front'. I really wonder if that is true. The Soviets did a heck of a job - with our help - on the eastern front. They paid a heck of a price, about 60 losses for each of ours. I suspect they might have been able to roll-up the war without the western front, though it would have been a heck of an additional price to pay. No, I really don't care to get into the speculative 'bean counting' (accounting) and speculations necessary to argue one way or another. I do firmly believe our western histories short change their efforts.
Kai
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