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''WWII in HD'', or ''World War II in HD'' is a documentary MiniSeries by Creator/TheHistoryChannel focusing on UsefulNotes/WorldWarII following the stories of 12 American service members during the war. Their narration was told their records through the war or through interviews. The clips shown in the documentary were originally shot in color during the war and most of it had not been shown in public prior. It covers the two major theaters of the war, the European (against UsefulNotes/NaziGermany and UsefulNotes/FascistItaly) and the Pacific (against UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan).
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!!Shows Examples Of:

* DrivenToSuicide: Many of the civilians of Saipan after the American victory in the island.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Charles Scheffel survived the war after almost dying and losing his trigger finger. He returned home and stayed married to his wife until her death.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin:
** It's a documentary about UsefulNotes/WorldWarII with footage shown in High Definition (HD).
** From the US perspective, so it's YMMV on that. E.g. no Soviet aspects, for a larger look on the war look up WWII in Colour which one gets through
* TheMedic: June Waundrey, an army nurse.
* RousingSpeech: Speeches of UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill and/or UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt were usually used at the beginning or end of an episode.
* SacrificialLamb: Archie Sweeney, the first one of the 12 who died. His death was also coming rather unexpectedly.
* StockFootage: While generally averted, there are some places where this is used.
* WarIsHell: The documentary consistently showed footage of the war carnage.
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