A four-hour documentary series that consists entirely of original color film footage, most of which has never been seen by the public, shot before and during the war years. Grounded in a broadly chronological narrative, the series combines this rare color footage with intimate passages from diaries and letters of the period to present a visually stunning and emotionally powerful account of a nation involved in the greatest armed conflict of all time. No still photographs, black and white film footage or interviews are used in the series.