Vietnam in HD and WWII in HD DVD Set

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Vietnam in HD DVD

The Vietnam in HD DVD reminds us that their story is in danger of being lost to history. The men who came home from the Vietnam War represent a second silent generation—a story told well on this Vietnam in HD DVD. These are the men who won every battle in a lost war. Using the same experiential approach to storytelling as WWII in HD, HISTORY gives these veterans a voice with the Vietnam in HD DVD. Through a collection of color Vietnam footage never seen by the public from private collections, museums, the US government, veteran's and news organizations as well as sources from Vietnam, they tell their stories on this Vietnam in HD DVD and relive their struggles, courage and fears. This six-hour Vietnam in HD DVD spans the massive initial troop build-up in 1965 to the fall of Saigon a decade later. Sound design, using popular music from that era, powerfully evokes the time period and experience on this Vietnam in HD DVD.

WWII in HD DVD

The only people to see the war like you do on the WWII in HD DVD were the ones who lived it. Until now…

Seventy years in the making. Three thousand hours of color footage few knew existed. The first documentary to show original color footage of World War II in immersive HD, the world premiere HISTORY™ series WWII in HD uses the journals and accounts of those who served in the war’s biggest battles to create a personal, introspective and detailed look at life on and off the front lines.

On the WWII in HD DVD, you'll follow 12 unforgettable Americans, and experience the war through their eyes, in their own words, as it really looked and sounded. WWII in HD on DVD transforms their stirring journey into a tangible piece of history. Culled from rare color film found in a two-year worldwide search and converted to HD on DVD with meticulous technique, WWII in HD provides a picture of World War II as it has never been seen before.

Featuring the voices of:

• Josh Lucas
• Amy Smart
• Rob Lowe
• Justin Bartha
• LL Cool J
• Steve Zahn
• Jason Ritter
• Ron Livingston
• Tim Dekay
• Mark Hefti
• James Kyson Lee
• Rob Cordry

• The ultimate, accurate view of WWII is seen on this WWII in HD DVD. For the first time, experience what the battles were really like by seeing them in full HD as if you were in the battle

. Television history will be made with WWII in HD, the first WWII documentary in full, immersive HD color. Viewers will experience the war as if they were actually there, surrounded by the real sights and sounds of the battlefields on this WWII in HD DVD. Culled from thousands of hours of lost and rare color archival footage gathered from a worldwide search through basements and archives, WWII in HD will change the way the world sees this defining conflict.

You will meet a group of soldiers on this WWII in HD DVD who represented different branches of the service and fought in each of the major theaters of war. Their wartime diaries and journals show in visceral detail what the war was really like. On this WWII in HD DVD, you'll see how the soldiers lived, triumphed, and sometimes died in a conflict so huge it threatened to dwarf them, but couldn’t. This WWII in HD DVD is history told from a profoundly human point of view.

Through a meticulous process that refines and enhances clarity to the lost color footage, the sights and sounds of war come to life on the WWII in HD DVD. The series begins in 1940, when the free people of the world find themselves on the verge of defeat on this DVD, and charts the long, hard road to victory. This WWII in HD DVD includes never-before-seen footage of pivotal battles like Tarawa, Anzio, Attu, New Guinea, Battle of the Bulge, Market Garden, Okinawa, Normandy, naval engagements, and bombing raids. WWII in HD also features rare footage of military and political leaders like Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, and Rommel, seen for the first time with high-definition clarity. The power of the footage on this WWII in HD DVD, and the individual journeys of the soldiers reveal the civilian toll at Nazi Concentration Camps and in cities wrecked by the war.


• Disc 1 - Darkness Falls / Hard Way Back / Bloody Resolve / Battle Stations
• Disc 2 - Day of Days / The Breaking Point/ Striking Distance
• Disc 3 - Glory and Guts / Edge of the Abyss / End Game + bonus


EPISODE GUIDE:


• DARKNESS FALLS:
  As Europe falls under Nazi control, America is unprepared for war and the attack on Pearl Harbor. The first bloody battles are fought on Guadalcanal and in North Africa.


• HARD WAY BACK:
  The Allies take on the daunting forces of the Axis, with victory far from certain. Charles Scheffel battles Rommel’s forces in Tunisia and Jack Werner faces bitter combat in the northern Pacific.


• BLOODY RESOLVE:
  The Marines assault Tarawa in one of the bloodiest battles yet waged. MacArthur island-hops and Italy’s front lines claim a casualty.


• BATTLE STATIONS:
  The Allies lay plans for the invasion of France; Bert Stiles and the 8th Air Force attempt to clear the skies over Normandy, while the Pacific remains a quagmire. D-Day arrives.


• DAY OF DAYS:
  The Allies are bogged down in Normandy’s hedgerows in the aftermath of D-Day, while on Saipan, victory turns to horror.


• THE BREAKING POINT:
  The Allies race toward Germany as American Marines battle for ground on Peleliu and across the bloody Pacific.


• STRIKING DISTANCE:
  American forces storm the Philippines while Shelby Westbrook is shot down over Europe. Jack Yusen battles the dangers of the deep when his ship is sunk after a heroic duel.


• GLORY AND GUTS:
  The Marine assault on Iwo Jima brings horror and glory. Pilot Bert Stiles engages a German fighter with disastrous consequences. Reinforcements arrive in Europe to push the Allies toward victory.


• EDGE OF THE ABYSS:
  The Battle of the Bulge pushes the Allies to the brink, and Rockie Blunt barely survives the fight. Okinawa erupts as the Japanese make their last stand. Hitler is handed a final ultimatum.


• END GAME:
  With the end in sight, Okinawa is a bloody obstacle to victory. The Third Reich ends with a single gunshot. America delivers the final blow to Japan and the world celebrates the fall of the Axis.

BONUS FEATURES: Character Profiles; Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes - Finding the Footage, Preserving the Footage


Disclaimer - Program shot and mastered in High Definition. Presented on standard definition DVD that will play in any standard definition DVD Player.