The Allied force that invaded Normandy was the largest armada ever assembled. See the stormy day brought to life with colorized and restored footage on Apocalypse: The Second World War - https://bitly.com/37T31gj | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

File photos of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima

The Pacific War was unlike any military conflict before it, in terms of its scale, scope, and savagery. With never-seen rare footage filmed in color of the combat and lighter slice-of-life moments of troops at sea and island life, as well as first-hand personal accounts of the soldiers, Smithsonian Channel offers a powerful, dramatic look at the frontlines in the Pacific during World War II, in a new, groundbreaking eight-part series, “THE PACIFIC WAR IN COLOR.” Each of the episodes bring the wa