Whilst folding clothes last night turned on the tube for the first time in weeks, checked PBS and caught the beginning of a two hour session of "The War" By Ken Burns.
Wow!
Amazing portrait of the biggest human tragedy ever. I was hooked in for two hours. Granted I am a WWII buff, but I learned things I never had known before. Seems to me that the problems of our time pale in comparison to those of the Greatest Generation.
Did you know allied bombers killed 500,000 German civilians during the war (100,000) children, and at least as many in Japan? Me either. Not being critical, everyone did what they thought necessary to defeat two empires that would stop at nothing, even when they were clearly defeated. Still, the human cost is staggering.
Highly recommended.
Random thoughts.
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We have watched some of this series ... and recorded all of it to DVD. We highly recommend it as well!
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