Is anyone else watching Ken Burns' US and the Holocaust?

I watched the first segment last night and was impressed, but not wowed compared to some of his other films.

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monte3 · 70-79, M

I did watch and all in all it is good. I kind of knew most what was said, but it’s still good be reminded. It stressed the degree that America was isolationist and FDR knowing what needed to be done and also that it was politically impossible. Also the degree that it was being communicated that Hitler was moving against his Jewish population, but that no one cared.

MistyCee

@monte3 I also felt like I'd heard a lot of the stuff covered especially with FDR, although I hadn't seen the Nazi dependancy on the US presented so persuasively before.

I'm curious as to other people perceived it and looking forward to seeing what they do going forward.

I'm also curious as to the impact this might have on the whole Nazis were socialist angle, and whether "leftist" documentaries might make an impact. So far, honestly, I'm a little disappointed with Burns presentation, and, this morning, am just noticing, I don't remember a musical score to this one, like I did with the Civil War and others.

monte3 · 70-79, M

@MistyCee there is a book by Eric Larsen “In the Garden of Beasts”, about the American ambassador to Berlin. It worth reading for a sense of how much of Hitler’s intentions were understood. And the moral terribleness of the State Department, which FDR at least realized.

I don’t think anyone blaming the Nazis on leftists is watching this or any Ken Burns show. 🤷‍♂️

MistyCee

@monte3 I'll put the book on my list, thanks.