WWII in HD: End Game (2009)
**** (out of 4)
The final episode in this ten part series is without question the most emotional as the war begins to wind down, the Japanese refuse to surrender and the atomic bombs are dropped. This episode is a real heart jerker as we see the final results of this war, which is given an estimated 70-million people who were killed. This episode also shines a light on the concentration camps with some incredibly horrific footage of various humans who were tortured, burned and killed in various forms. The thought of any single person ordering stuff like this is just mind boggling as is the footage of various other civilians who were tortured and killed just because of their race. We also get some of the final footage of Hitler before his suicide as well as some never-before-seen footage of MacArthur and others walking into the ship where Japan would eventually sign their surrender. The final few minutes of the documentary are downright devastating as the soldiers give their thoughts on the war and seeing the effects on them all these years later was just heartbreaking. Also heartbreaking is the amount of people who were killed and what it meant to the world that they gave their lives for this cause. Having gone through all ten episodes of this marvelous documentary, I've certainly learned to appreciate what the "greatest generation" did and it's rather amazing to see what all happened and how it happened. This documentary is extremely long but there's not a weak second in the entire series. Without question this is one of the greatest documentaries out there.
**** (out of 4)
The final episode in this ten part series is without question the most emotional as the war begins to wind down, the Japanese refuse to surrender and the atomic bombs are dropped. This episode is a real heart jerker as we see the final results of this war, which is given an estimated 70-million people who were killed. This episode also shines a light on the concentration camps with some incredibly horrific footage of various humans who were tortured, burned and killed in various forms. The thought of any single person ordering stuff like this is just mind boggling as is the footage of various other civilians who were tortured and killed just because of their race. We also get some of the final footage of Hitler before his suicide as well as some never-before-seen footage of MacArthur and others walking into the ship where Japan would eventually sign their surrender. The final few minutes of the documentary are downright devastating as the soldiers give their thoughts on the war and seeing the effects on them all these years later was just heartbreaking. Also heartbreaking is the amount of people who were killed and what it meant to the world that they gave their lives for this cause. Having gone through all ten episodes of this marvelous documentary, I've certainly learned to appreciate what the "greatest generation" did and it's rather amazing to see what all happened and how it happened. This documentary is extremely long but there's not a weak second in the entire series. Without question this is one of the greatest documentaries out there.