My husband and I love history, especially WW2. We were riveted throughout this documentary series. It chronicles the Allied troops taking back occupied Europe from fanatical Nazis who fought to the death. It weaves stories from the men who fought (and one women!), original footage, and dramatic reenactments (mostly blowing stuff up). Many of the aged veterans tell their stories with deep emotion and seem to remember many details vividly- sights, smells, sounds, etc. From the excitement to the heart-wrenching to the terrifying. The series did an excellent job of making the not too distant history come alive. We have a deeper appreciation of the sacrifices of so many, to keep the world from falling into the hands of an evil dictator. We both had tears in our eyes at the graphic footage of the horrors of what was discovered in the concentration camps by G.I.'s; battle-hardened men who couldn't speak of what they had seen for years. They also don't breeze over the high, high cost these men payed. The ones who survived struggled with what we now know as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. They truly were Heroes and their story deserves to be told.
Review of World War II: The Last Heroes
