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World War II in HD Colour

Description: Documentary telling the full story of World War II with the aid of rare and unseen archive footage, recently released official documents, modern colourisation techniques, state-of-the-art satellite-delivered terrain mapping and graphics.
Genre: Education
Year Released: 2009
Number of episodes: 13
First episode air date: September 4, 2009
Narrated By: Robert Powell
Network: Channel 5
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