World War II Lost Films
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World War II Lost Films is the first documentary to show World War II
as it really was, in original, immersive colour.
Selected from thousands of hours of never seen before since the 1940s or rarely seen archive footage obtained from an exhaustive worldwide search, World War II Lost Films will forever change how we view the war. Featuring the voices of well-known actors, including Rob Lowe
and LL Cool J
, this visually astonishing landmark series presents the story of World War II
through the eyes of 12 Americans who experienced the conflict firsthand.
Using diaries from the time, we hear the account of Army nurse June Wandrey, who served from the beginning of the war in North Africa
to the liberation of the camps in Germany; 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 Theatre
.
With the help of a wealth of origial sources, HD colour technology and stories filmed around the world, we can begin to understand their journey and witness the spectacle as they did.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
as it really was, in original, immersive colour.
Selected from thousands of hours of never seen before since the 1940s or rarely seen archive footage obtained from an exhaustive worldwide search, World War II Lost Films will forever change how we view the war. Featuring the voices of well-known actors, including Rob Lowe
Rob Lowe
Robert Hepler "Rob" Lowe is an American actor. Lowe came to prominence after appearing in films such as The Outsiders, Oxford Blues, About Last Night..., St. Elmo's Fire, and Wayne's World. On television, Lowe is known for his role as Sam Seaborn on The West Wing and his role as Senator Robert...
and LL Cool J
LL Cool J
James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...
, this visually astonishing landmark series presents the story of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
through the eyes of 12 Americans who experienced the conflict firsthand.
Using diaries from the time, we hear the account of Army nurse June Wandrey, who served from the beginning of the war in North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
to the liberation of the camps in Germany; Meet Shelby Westbrook, a young African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
from Toledo, who became a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen
Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen is the popular name of a group of African American pilots who fought in World War II. Formally, they were the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps....
; Jimmie Kanaya, the son of Japanese immigrants, who served in the U.S. Army and was imprisoned in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
; 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 Theatre
Pacific War
The Pacific War, also sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War refers broadly to the parts of World War II that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, then called the Far East...
.
With the help of a wealth of origial sources, HD colour technology and stories filmed around the world, we can begin to understand their journey and witness the spectacle as they did.
See also
- WWII in HDWWII in HDWWII in HD is a 10-part American documentary television miniseries that originally aired from November 15 to November 19, 2009 on the History Channel...
: Lost Films is the first documentary to show World War II as it really was, in original, immersive colour.