*WWII In Color, Road To Victory* Series (2021) Netflix

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- Gripping historical footage and expert commentary give detailed insights into the leading figures and decisive turning points of World War II. - A well done series, I've watched 2- Dunkirk and Battle of the Atlantic. Recommend.
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- Leisure Byte, Review, Dec. 22, 2021. WWII in Colour Road to Victory (2021) Review: Important Watch With A Dispassionate Narration.

WWII in Colour Road to Victory is a British political docuseries narrating all the important events that led to it being termed as a war. The first season consists of 10 episodes, each almost an hour long. The synopsis of the film on Netflix reads as, “Gripping historical footage and expert commentary give detailed insights into the leading figures and decisive turning points of World War II”. The very fact that this docuseries is in colour adds to the realistic element of the episodes to paint a very gritty picture. However, it also portrays how far human beings can go for the sake of power.

Episode one is titled Dunkirk alluding to the Bataille de Dunkerque that was fought in the French port called Dunkirk. The synopsis of the first episode reads, “in May 1940, a German offensive traps the British on the French Court but a heroic civilian effort evacuates the Troops and inspires an entire nation.” WWII in Colour Road to Victory continues to embark upon a journey of what this attack led to in the next episode named The Battle of The Atlantic which was fought for ownership over the Atlantic Ocean from September 3, 1939, to May 8, 1945.

-The WWII in Colour Road to Victory Review contains no spoilers-

The story further progresses into the next episode called The Invasion of North Africa also called Operation Torch which continued from 8 Nov 1942 to 16 Nov 1942. It is needless to say that the narrator has tried to maintain a neutral positive stance to maintain the flow of the events. However it somehow borders on being disinterested and dispassionate, However, it is also important to note that in WWII in Colour Road to Victory (since this in fact is a British docuseries) the narration might sometimes come across as biased.

The episodes follow one after the other The Battle of Kursk, The Invasion of Italy, The Liberation of Paris, The Battle of the Philippine Sea, Iwo Jima, The Race for Berlin and Okinawa. The episodes traced the journey of multitudes of battles fought – A tank battle between Germany and the Soviet Union, the allied army invading Italy in hopes of a swift and fast victory but instead ending up in a very very long one top the events of August 1944 in Paris, when internal resistance flared up to oppose the German Occupation throughout the war. WWII in Colour Road to Victory is indeed quite heartbreaking and hopeful at the same time...https://www.leisurebyte.com/wwii-in-colour-road-to-victory-review-2021/