So badly written, indifferently acted, poorly narrated, and historically inaccurate as to beggar the imagination. There is absolutely nothing in this train wreck of a pseudo-documentary mini-series to justify it's existence. So many pivotal events have been left out that one would think that these vast conflicts comprised just a couple of dozen battles, and the timelines depicted are frequently out of whack -- for example, the impression given is that Patton arrived in France and immediately galloped off the win The Battle Of The Bulge pretty much single-handedly, with no mention of the paratroopers and support units who held on at tremendous cost until Patton's boys could get through. Pearl Harbor and Midway get mentioned, but not Guadalcanal or the monumental naval engagements of The Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf or of Nimitz, Halsey, or Spruance -- as with Patton, the impression given was that only MacArthur mattered in the Pacific when in fact that theater was divided between him and Nimitz, who was every bit as able, with none of imperious egotism that typified MacArthur's approach to command.
I watched this entire debacle so you don't have to.
You're welcome.
I watched this entire debacle so you don't have to.
You're welcome.
