The Eighth Air Force vs. Die Luftwaffe

This week I watched the History Channel’s WWII: The Air War.  I thought the program was interesting, it reported the events and operations of the U.S. Army’s Eighth Air Force raid against Germany’s Luftwaffe through personal accounts of soldiers.  Most of the visual footage shown was from WWII or home reels of that period with the personal narratives of soldiers being read by young actors.  Statistics are given between scenes in large white type against a black backdrop.  When the actual soldiers are interviewed the visual footage cuts to close up of them as they recall their service.  The narrator, who speaks over background music that is meant to match the feeling of each scene, gives background and supplemental information.  I thought the use of footage from the era that was used throughout almost the entire program helped get me more into the period that war occurred.  I think the personal narratives could have been better, if they had not used such recognizable voices, like  Elijah Woods.  Watching this I realized that despite the scene, interview, or sound effects in action there was always background music playing.