In May, PBS and Paramount Home Entertainment will bring The War to Blu-ray. Directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (Prohibition), this seven-part miniseries details the struggles of those at home and fighting abroad during World War II.
From Paramount's official synopsis:
"Six years in the making, the epic, seven-part film directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explores the history and horror of the Second World War from an American perspective through the personal accounts of men and women from four quintessentially American towns. Revealing the most intimate human dimensions of a worldwide catastrophe, the 15-hour documentary paints a vivid portrait of how the war touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America."
Paramount's six-disc Blu-ray set offers The War in its broadcast aspect ratio of 1.78:1 with a English 5.1 Surround soundtrack. The package also contains the following bonus supplements:
Audio commentaries by the directors on "A Necessary War" and "Pride of Our Nation"