由获奖导演、作家兼制作人Frederic Lumiere利用多达上千小时的档案和拍摄素材、从未公布的日记、国会图书馆的录音资料为历史频道History Channel制作的10集高清纪录片透过在二战中邂逅的一群人的眼睛，以高清彩色画面讲述了二战的故事。这场文明之间最大的冲突已被无数次提及。一个法国人在德国士兵们从凯旋门下行进时情不自禁地哭泣、美军在摺钵山竖起旗帜、蘑菇云在广岛上空升起等都是让人“眼熟能详”的画面。历史频道用最新的技术和自己的方式重现了这段历史（2009年秋上映），为此观众们等了半个世纪之久。利用高清全彩画面、 1500小时经过恢复的档案资料和新拍摄的影像素材、此前从未公布的日记和记录以及国会图书馆音频资料，历史频道为观众打开了一个了解这场战争的独特窗口，让观众透过那些在二战中邂逅的一群人的眼睛来审视这场战争。在历史上或历史频道的记载里从来没有一个电视节目能如此生动地捕捉到这场改变世界的战争中极致的恐怖、不屈不挠的精神、平凡琐事以及无上辉煌的荣誉。
高清二战 (季节 0)
The Air War (集 1) 5.0
编剧: Liz Reph
播出日期: 2010-11-10
运行时间: 100 min
概述: The untold story of the American 8th Air Force's bloody battle to defeat the German Luftwaffe in the months leading up to D-Day. Told through the gripping, first person accounts of three American airmen and Stars & Stripes reporter Andy Rooney, this special showcases breathtaking aerial combat--original, color footage, never before seen by most Americans--of the B-17s Flying Fortresses, P-47 Thunderbolts and P-51 Mustangs on missions such as Regensburg, Schweinfurt and Berlin. Never-before-seen 8mm footage of the airmen on the bases, the devastation in Germany, and the Luftwaffe perspective is also highlighted. Flying 25,000 feet above the earth in oxygen-devoid air, and temperatures as low as 50 below zero, the 8th Air Force fought a war unlike anything ever before experienced. By the end, they would suffer more than 26,000 combat deaths--more than the US Marines lost in all of World War II. Narrated by Emmy nominated actor, Rob Lowe.
The Battle for Iwo Jima (集 2) 6.0
编剧: Liz Reph
播出日期: 2010-11-17
运行时间: 55 min
概述: Forever etched into history with its famous image of U.S. Marines hoisting 'Old Glory' over Mount Suribachi, the Battle of lwo Jima reveals a far greater story than just an iconic photograph. The Americans wanted the small island for its strategic airfields, which would bring their bombers within range of Japan's home islands; for the ragged Japanese, it represented a last-ditch effort to stop the oncoming Allied juggernaut on its island-hopping march towards Tokyo. The result was one of the bloodiest battles of the war, as fortified Japanese defenders gave no quarter to the wave of men and steel that crashed onto the volcanic blacks sands of lwo Jima.
Character Profiles (集 3)
运行时间: 15 min
概述: Additional interview footage with war veterans Jack Werner, Chaeles Scheffel, Roscoe Blunt Jr, Jimmie Kanaya, Shelby Westbrook, and Jack Yusen.
Finding the Footage (集 4)
运行时间: 2 min
概述: Historian Don Miller, Producer Lou Reda, and others talk about searching for and obtaining the footage used in the series.
Preserving the Footage (集 5)
运行时间: 2 min
概述: Historian Don Miller, Producer Lou Reda, and others talk about the state of the source materials and efforts made to restore and preserve them for future generations.
