World War II in Colour - Season 1 - Eps 5: Red Sun Rampant
December 7th 1941 is “a date that will live in infamy”proclaimed President Franklin Roosevelt. That was the day that Japan entered World War II, with its surprise attack upon theU.S. Fleet in Pearl Harbor. Japan swiftly followed this up with the defeat of a huge British army in Singapore. For a while Japan was rampant in the Pacific. But gradually, America, the sleeping giant, awoke. The war that would follow would be characterized by major innovations.
About World War II in Colour

Title: World War II in Colour
First Air Date: 2009-09-04
Last Air Date: 2009-11-20
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.6/10 (from 262 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 13
Network: Military Channel PLANÈTE+
Genres: Documentary, War & Politics
Production Companies: World Media Rights
Synopsis
World War II In Colour is a 13-episode television documentary miniseries recounting the events of World War II narrated by Robert Powell. The show covers the Western Front, Eastern Front, and the Pacific War. It is on syndication in America on the Military Channel. This series is in full color, combining both original and colorized footage.
Cast

Robert Powell
Narrator

Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)

Erwin Rommel
Self (archive footage)

Chester W. Nimitz
Self (archive footage)

Douglas MacArthur
Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)