DAYS OF VICTORY (2 DVD)

RUNTIME: 160 MINS

CAT: AWA157
UPC: 881482315796
RRP: $19.95

The two programs VE and VJ Day follow a month by month and blow by blow account of the war in Europe and the war in the Pacific, each ending with a full account of the riotous days which celebrated the ending of the war in each hemisphere. All the key events of the war are covered in clear chronological order, making the pack a unique memorial of the terrible war and the triumph of democracy.

VE DAY & THE WAR IN EUROPE
May 6th, 1945, the day WWII officially ended in Europe. After six years of conflict and the loss of millions of lives, the Nazi menace had been crushed and the war in Europe was finally over. This program charts the events that led to the end of the war, as well as the festivities that followed, along with exclusive interviews from many different sources and nations who witnessed it all first-hand.

VJ DAY & THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC
August 6th, 1945, 8.15 a.m. the first atomic bomb used in warfare, code-named ‘Little Boy’ was dropped on Hiroshima, leading to a Japanese surrender on August 15, marking the end of the war. This program charts the events that led to the end of the war, including the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 6th 1941, along with interviews from many different sources and nations who witnessed it all first-hand.