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I couldn't recommend this film highly enough. Intense WWII footage is a stark reminder of what massive naval and air battles were really. It in no way detracts from the documentary itself, if you're reading this prior to watching don't let such comments dismay you. Having watched the entire series through, my mind never once went there, I was too enraptured by the images and the quality on display. Side note: Pay no heed to the so-called political connotations suggested by other reviewers. A real tribute to the heroic men and women of that generation. Netflix in my opinion is hit or miss but this is without a doubt as good as it gets.


The colorization of such massively historical events allows us viewers 70+ years later to empathize in an unimaginable way, and is careful enough to give us fresh insight into perspectives from both sides. The last war documentary that I'd seen was Peter Jackson's "They Shall Not Grow Old" and I had been yearning for a similar experience ever since. I stumbled across this late on a Friday night.
