Recently i watched a docuseries on Netflix named Five Came Back. The series focuses on five directors, Frank Capra, George Stevens, John Huston, William Wyler and John Ford, who enlist in the United States military during World War 2 to offer their skills. These directors made numerous documentaries throughout the war in order to document and draw support for the war effort. In the series i saw how Frank Capra directed Why We Fight and saw the issues that arose during production. Capra explained how he was very inspired by Leni Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the will and tried to emulate an American version of that. I also go to hear the story of another director featured in the series, William Wyler, who flew with the bomber crew of the Memphis Belle and made the documentary Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress .William Wyler recounts the terror of flying in a bomber during the war and how if another bomber got shot down the crew would just watch and count how many were able to get out, he also explained how the bomber would be so loud you could barely hear yourself think. This series reminded me how dedicated filmmakers can be to complete their films. One of the cameramen on Wyler’s team died after the bomber he was in was shot down and Wyler himself was knocked unconscious during one of the missions. I highly recommend this series to anyone with an interest in World War 2 or history in general.The series gave me a behind the scenes look at the earliest war documentaries and the issues that arose during production. The series offers a number of interesting stories about these directors and their films. Netflix also has the documentaries they mention in the film for streaming so i was able to watch some of the films they focused on.