Product Description

An award-winning documentary filled with never-before-seen images, THE COLOR OF WAR is a spectacle of color, sights, sounds, and memories.

At its core, World War II was a black-and-white struggle between good and evil. But the everyday scenes of carnage, human resistance, and guttural warfare were much more complex. A striking assemblage of color footage and photographs from national archives and private collections, THE COLOR OF WAR delivers striking perspectives on the day-to-day experience from every imaginable angle. From the first draftees thrown into the breach to the sheer boredom between battles to the uniforms worn and the objects carried, this unparalleled collection of voices is further illuminated by letters and diaries, communiques from the battlefield and the sounds and songs of the era.

Narrated by Peter Coyote (Erin Brockovich, E.T.) the 17 programs included in THE COLOR OF WAR constitute the most extensive all-color documentary ever produced on the Second World War.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14271 in DVD
• Brand: A&E
• Released on: 2006-02-28
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 5
• Dimensions: 1.15 pounds
• Running time: 780 minutes

Features

• The story of World War II has been told many times, but never in full color! THE COLOR OF WAR combines color film and photos taken from government archives and private collections - much of which has never been seen by the public before - and combines these images with first-person commentary from the combatants and the photographers who documented the struggle. This set includes all seventeen epi

Customer Reviews

Interestiing WW-II chronology:
If you've seen any of the "Color of War" series on The History Channel and found them interesting, this DVD set is a must have. It contains every episode. I found the price to be reasonable and enjoyed watching it without any bothersome commercials.

MANDATORY VIEWING
The films vividly depict the horror & brutality of warfare. This series should be mandatory viewing by all High School students so they get a true picture and better appreciation of what their fellow countrymen where willing to do in order to allow them to enjoy the freedoms they have. As a combat infantryman from the Korean War, I feel that I can speak with some authority. Paul Freeland