War and Remembrance

The seeds from "Winds of War" pay off and we get to see the fates of several characters. The behind-the-scenes actions between military leaders during WW2 are interesting and fact-filled. Some of the grimmest scenes ever put on national TV depicting mass murders and executions are shocking to see and surprising that it made it through censors. Steven Berkoff's wild-eye crazy portrait of Adolph Hitler - it doesn't help that he is Jewish which made his portrait feel like propaganda even if it is a fun turn. The series would have been a lot faster and better if episodes had been around an hour shorter. Shocked to learn that Barry Bostwick got an Golden Globe win for his boring role doing nothing than sitting in an U-boat set while Jane Seymour who even stripped down and lost her hair for her role got none.