Ken Burns - The War

Pros: Personal recollections, Burns' use of stills and footage from the period, nifty musical score
Cons: Other than those mentioned in the review, none

One of the most amazing things about the synergy between technology and marketing in the 21st Century is how quickly legitimate (as opposed to bootleg) DVDs of truly successful theatrical movies and television shows are released. Before the advent ...

Pros: extremely well done, great research, very in-depth, intelligent presentation
Cons: none

After a grueling six years of research and compilation of information, Director Ken Burns finally completed his long awaited documentary on World War II. Titled The War the film is a deconstruction of the impact that the second world war had on ...

Pros: almost everything
Cons: sound quality

The Second World War was fought in thousands of places, too many for any one accounting. This is the story of four American towns and how their citizens experienced that war. The Second World War is personal for me. I have no memory of it ...

Pros: Outstanding and moving documentary series on World War II.
Cons: None.

The War: Another Ken Burns Masterpiece. By James P. Zaworski World War II was the greatest conflagration in human history thus far. Fought in thousands of places with countless millions of people killed, this terrible world war brought out the ...

Pros: Very touching and informative. Several interviews with vets and families.
Cons: Some graphic images which is expected in a war documentary. Very appropriately done.

I first learned about Ken Burns' "The War" when I happened to see the first episode appearing on PBS. I was immediately drawn to the story of life shortly before the war and everything leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The film covers for United States towns and how their residents and soldiers experienced the war. Included are several interviews with both veterens and their families and friends.
There are 7 two hour episodes. For the most part each one covers a different year in the war. Both the Pacific front and eventually the European front are covered in great detail. This was a very touching and informative WWII documentary. I strongly recommend it to anyone.