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One of my favorite programs of last year was History’s “WWII in HD,” a documentary that unearthed astonishingly vivid color video of the Second World War. Now, History has greenlit a follow-up called “WWII in HD: The Air War” that will focus on the American 8th Air Force’s battle with the Luftwaffe leading up to D-Day. From THR:

Sean Astin, Chris O’Donnell and Elijah Wood are lending their voices to historical participants in the wartime drama. Rob Lowe narrates. The miniseries uses largely never-before-seen color footage of air battles that has been remastered to HD-level quality.

But wait, this is the best part:

One of the stories being told will be that of 60 Minutes veteran Andy Rooney, who was a reporter for Stars & Stripes during the battle.

Oh, I’m sure Andy Rooney’s story will be fascinating. “Air battles weren’t easy to report. Ground battles I could report on because I was on the ground, but air battles were in the air. I could look up into the sky and squint, but I could hardly tell which planes were which. Mostly I just stayed in a bunker drinking tea. The British soldiers were always drinking tea. I prefer coffee, but I I drank tea to fit in. I always had mine with two sugars because of my sweet tooth. I would have liked it with milk, but fresh milk was in short supply, and powdered creamer hadn’t been invented yet. Can you imagine that? Scientists were working on the atomic bomb, but there was no creamer for my tea.”

“The Air War” will air November 10th. Watch the chilling trailer from the original “WWII in HD” below.

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The best two minutes of anything I’ve seen over the last two months was the first trailer for History’s “WWII in HD” (seen here), which was an absolute revelation: color images of the Second World War so striking and clear that I got goosebumps.

Well, goosebumps are about to get goosebumpier, because here’s the newest trailer for “WWII in HD,” and I think it might be even better than the first. This one not only has images that give me chills and make my eyes well up, but it’s also set to music similar to the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack over Winston Churchill’s “Never surrender” speech while bombers drop payloads and a soldier clears a bunker with a flamethrower. It is, without slipping into hyperbole, The Greatest Trailer That Ever Trailered.

The ten-hour miniseries begins November 15th. Mark your calendars. If you miss this you’re dead to me.

The History Channel unveiled the trailer for “WWII in HD,” in which they used HD technology to sharpen and colorize film taken during the war… and triple-D tits alive, this looks f-cking spectacular.  I got goosebumps watching this.  I was absolutely transfixed.  The Live Feed sums it up:

There’s still the grain, scratches and flatness that one expects from 65-year-old footage, but you also get a sense that you’re looking at a moment in history from a perspective you have not seen before. It’s a safe bet that Hilter-in-high-def will do well for the network, especially with History taking the extra step of crafting a story around the footage rather than simply leaning on images.

And can I take a moment to say, “ABOUT DAMN TIME, HISTORY CHANNEL”?  Because let me tell you, a reality show about people driving trucks on ice is NOT history.  Now get to work on doing this for Korea and Vietnam.