Gashouse wrote:
I've been slowly making my way through The War this spring, and I coincidentally finished it Memorial Day weekend. The last 2 episodes were horrific and amazing. I didn't realize how intense 1944 was from D-Day onward - both in Europe and the Pacific. The loss of life was so much less than the Civil War, but so so much more than we'd tolerate today. It brought Memorial Day home like I'm not sure it ever has before for me.
Then the images from the concentration camps...I'm not sure I'd seen a lot of those before. I'm at a loss of words...
I finished that in the morning on Saturday and then attended my first gay wedding in the afternoon. Saturday was an emotional roller coaster for me.
I'm currently working through the Ken Burns library. The War is next on my list.
I have been really skeptical of a lot of documentaries lately because everything seems so political, but I've always felt Ken Burns to be a safe bet. Hope I'm not wrong and I'm not being brainwashed by his slow zooms.