UK 2002
d: Polly Bide
Warner Vision International (Region 0 uk)
sc: Martin Smith
m: Chris Elliott
p: Martin Smith (TWI / Carlton / KCTS)
w: Patrick Macnee (Pres/Narr)
rt: 196 min
dvd-rl: 28 Okt 2002
ar: 1.33:1 (4:3 Academy Ratio)
sd: English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
st: English
supp: Includes the 4 episodes from the TV series
• 'Slow To Anger (1919-1942)' which charts the rise of Hitler and his Nazi regime (48:47 min)
• 'Battlefront (1942-1944)' which follows American troop recruitment and training (48:42 min)
• 'Wrath (D-Day To VE-Day' which covers the D-Day Landings (48:31 min)
• 'Triumph (1942-1945)' which follows the American offensive over Japan and the B-29 bombers (48:47 min)
• Extra Footage: Pearl Harbor Re-enactment (1:30 min); Battle of Midway 1942 (Footage by John Ford, 2:55 min); Combat America (5:45 min); Meet the Enemy (3:09 min); Medicine in Action (3:39 min); Excerpt From "The Last Bomb" (6:05 min)
• Stills Gallery
• Key Fact Files with links to Footage
America's War - World War II in Colour comes from the BAFTA award-winning makers of Britain at War in Colour, and is a high standard, engrossing study of America's role in World War II. It is split into four episodes entitled Slow to Anger: 1919-1942, Battlefronts: 1942-1944, Wrath: D-Day to VE Day, and Triumph: The Pacific 1943-1945. Each covers a certain period of America's part in the war, from the end of WWI to victory in the Pacific. All are narrated by Patrick MacNee, and are composed entirely of archival footage. There is no interview footage, though there are many voiceovers reading diary extracts, journalist's reports, letters to home, editorials, and military memos that compliment the on-screen images.
