[Mr. Mojo]

I liked the first two episodes but found last night’s very disappointing. Way too much emphasis on the social injustices in the U.S. at the time and not enough on the war itself and individual heroism of the participants. Plus our military victories were glossed over very quickly while our difficuties and mistakes were expounded upon at length. The average hour-long History Channel WW2 show is more interesting and balanced.

[Last Dakotan]

Way too much emphasis on the social injustices in the U.S. at the time and not enough on the war itself and individual heroism of the participants.

You nailed the way I felt watching this. In one scene we are asked to feel sorry for a black American who didn't get the promotion because of his race, and then in the next, a unit that suffers a 90% casualty rate is briefly mentioned.

It is like the war is a backdrop to talk about the racial inequities of the 1940's rather than the other way around.