As United States and allied forces march on in Europe and the Americans forge ahead in the bloody Pacific, we see many more - many - dead and mutilated bodies in this episode. These gruesome shots have been prevalent so far in this History Channel, so beware if you are squeamish about this sort of thing. The graphic images are anything but pretty sights, and they come frequently.
This is especially true in coverage of the intense battles in the Pacific in which American forces would blast away at these mountainous islands and the Japanese would be fortified in caves in the mountains. Here, this episode begins in "the anus of the world" (their description, not mine): Pavuvo. South of that island is Pelelieu and why that island isn't more famous is a mystery, according to the narrator. Since the battle went on for 70 days and ended with 10,000 wounded or dead Americans, I would have to agree. The Japanese death toll was much higher.
The fighting sometimes went on in heat as extreme as 115 degrees and G.I."s were passing out with heat exhaustion and dehydration. Some idiot on board the carrier(s) put kerosene in the drinking water, so conditions were really bad for the U.S. soldiers.
Meanwhile, Adolph Hitler has ordered the Germans to retreat out of France back into their own country and set up the famous "Siegfried Line," which the Allies will find tough to break......and that's where this episode leads us.
After watching six of the 10 segments, I'd have to say this wears you out and the number of brutal shots of disfigured, killed soldiers is pretty tough to watch in large segments. You need a fairly strong stomach to watch this series, but it is real-life and pretty fascinating. I've never seen so much color footage of the war before.
Some of it, by the way, is inspiring. The heroics of these soldiers and the doctors and nurses who tended him, is incredible. For instance, it's noted by a nurse in here that she spent 28 out of 32 days in one stretch, setting up operating rooms in different towns. How she didn't drop over is remarkable but she and the doctors saved at least 96 percent of all the people they worked on, it was said here. Talk about some unsung heroes of his war!!!
This is especially true in coverage of the intense battles in the Pacific in which American forces would blast away at these mountainous islands and the Japanese would be fortified in caves in the mountains. Here, this episode begins in "the anus of the world" (their description, not mine): Pavuvo. South of that island is Pelelieu and why that island isn't more famous is a mystery, according to the narrator. Since the battle went on for 70 days and ended with 10,000 wounded or dead Americans, I would have to agree. The Japanese death toll was much higher.
The fighting sometimes went on in heat as extreme as 115 degrees and G.I."s were passing out with heat exhaustion and dehydration. Some idiot on board the carrier(s) put kerosene in the drinking water, so conditions were really bad for the U.S. soldiers.
Meanwhile, Adolph Hitler has ordered the Germans to retreat out of France back into their own country and set up the famous "Siegfried Line," which the Allies will find tough to break......and that's where this episode leads us.
After watching six of the 10 segments, I'd have to say this wears you out and the number of brutal shots of disfigured, killed soldiers is pretty tough to watch in large segments. You need a fairly strong stomach to watch this series, but it is real-life and pretty fascinating. I've never seen so much color footage of the war before.
Some of it, by the way, is inspiring. The heroics of these soldiers and the doctors and nurses who tended him, is incredible. For instance, it's noted by a nurse in here that she spent 28 out of 32 days in one stretch, setting up operating rooms in different towns. How she didn't drop over is remarkable but she and the doctors saved at least 96 percent of all the people they worked on, it was said here. Talk about some unsung heroes of his war!!!
