The World War II We Were Not Meant to see: Apocalypse: The Second World War

Posted on 09 November 2009 by Robert Seidman

via press release:

THE WORLD WAR II WE WERE NOT MEANT TO SEE…

SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL EPIC PRESENTATION

APOCALYPSE: THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Six-Part Series Narrated By Martin Sheen Premieres

Veterans Day, November 11 at 8PM (ET/PT)

This Veterans Day, Smithsonian Channel premieres a six part series on World War II that is comprised of footage that the American public has never seen before. This is not the stock, newsreel or propaganda footage that the world had become all too familiar with seeing. This is provocative footage filmed by those who witnessed the war first-hand. This is the footage deemed ‘unfit’ for civilians to see. Until now!

This epic presentation will forever change the way we look at the Second World War, with extraordinary footage that has been restored, colorized and transferred to stunning high definition. APOCALYPSE: THE SECOND WORLD WAR, a six -hour series narrated by acting icon Martin Sheen will air over six consecutive nights beginning Wednesday, November 11 at 8pm ET/PT.

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  • Oliver Lu
    Yeah…nor did the French "back down", they were defeated, as was the British Army in Europe at the time…people in English-speaking countries tend to "forget" this for some reason…
  • Mumbo
    As a history major I've seen a loooooot of WWII footage but this still sounds pretty interesting.

    There's some commercial for a DVD set called "World at War," I think that's it. The set itself looked pretty interesting, but the way they advertised it was horrific. They were trying to make the most destructive war in human history out to be like a blockbuster action movie or something, it was just plain disturbing.

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    "For one thing, I learned WHY France backed down, and settled-in with the Nazis. They actually had good reason. Their entire army was gambled on an attempt to stop the Germans north of the defensive line, and instead they poured in through the Ardennes forest, chasing them to Dunkirk. In the chase, about 100,000 men were killed."

    I thought everyone learned about the Maginot Line in high school *shrug*
  • Mark
    I have it on directv when my apt building satellite is working anyway.
  • Thaddeus Buttmunch MD
    Repulic Pictures that they showed in school and the lousy old B movies made it look like pretty one sided US victories (ok except Normandy and Iwo where a huge price was paid.) But the Ken Burns series was more realistic about people dying in vain or getting messed up for life in ill conceived assaults
  • John
    Great to see this coming out!
    My father was drafted into WWII. I remember listening to him talk about the war as a child. He always grew very emotional and cried like a baby as he talked about the hellish things he'd encountered during his service. It was so bizarre to hear him talk about the war in such horrific, emotional terms. It was such a contrast to the war movies and old footage on PBS that pretty much made the whole thing look like a cake walk. Hopefully this will be picked up by a larger network. This is something everyone needs to be aware of, lest we forget.
  • Alex
    this aired on National Geogrpahic HD last night in Canada....all 6 episodes...i watched the first 2 and PVR's the last 4 and they were great

    a must watch
  • TOO BAD! I HAVE SEEN IT! IT ROCKS!

    OK, now that I've let that out. It's really good. It's long, but you shouldn't miss it: these are some of the most important lessons to pass on to our children.

    For one thing, I learned WHY France backed down, and settled-in with the Nazis. They actually had good reason. Their entire army was gambled on an attempt to stop the Germans north of the defensive line, and instead they poured in through the Ardennes forest, chasing them to Dunkirk. In the chase, about 100,000 men were killed.

    Oh, sure- NOW they can be quite ungrateful, but at least now it's clear WHY they didn't stand up....they didn't have anything to stand up with!

    Watch this show. It's really well done.

    If you like WW1 and/or aircraft documentaries, see "Four Years of Thunder" as the airplane becomes less of a rumor and starts becoming a dangerous machine, and the men who loved'em more than life, itself.
  • Chris Kw.
    Comcast used to provide Simithsonian HD On Demand. But hasn't the past few months.
  • Andrea2
    This docu series has been a huge success in France in September. It was aired on 3 nights (on Tuesday, 2 episodes each evening).
    The last episode got more than 7,5 million viewers and was the top rated show of the evening.
  • ron
    fios has it.
  • cassi
    Sounds great!!!
  • romo
    DirecTV has it.
  • Jeremy
    Sounds great! Only one problem... Who gets the Smithsonian channel? I know for Time Warner it's in a HD Premium package, and Dish Network dropped the channel all together months ago.
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