Episode 6 marks a high point for me in the series, especially the discussion of Iwo Jima. All the color footage was amazing to see, mixed in with sound to boot, and that certainly heightened the drama of the descriptions. Amazing stuff.
This is been the surprise of the series for me…the sound of it all. [...]
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