The War
The War
The War
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War & Politics
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Overview
The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America and demonstrated that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.
Status: Ended
First Air Date: 2008-03-05
Runtime: Unknown
Director: Ken Burns
Writer: Unknown
Top Cast
Keith David
Keith David
Narrator (voice)
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Narrator (voice)
Josh Lucas
Josh Lucas
Narrator (voice)
Bobby Cannavale
Bobby Cannavale
Narrator (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Narrator (voice)
Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach
Narrator (voice)
Robert Wahlberg
Robert Wahlberg
Narrator (voice)
Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin
Reader (voice)
Carolyn McCormick
Carolyn McCormick
Reader (voice)
Robert Wahlberg
Robert Wahlberg
James A. Fahey (Voice)
Bobby Cannavale
Bobby Cannavale
Babe Ciarlo (Voice)
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Al McIntosh (Voice)
Episodes - Season 1
A Necessary War
A Necessary War
Episode 1
December 1941 - December 1942: The tranquil lives of the citizens of Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; and Luverne, Minnesota are shattered on December 7, 1941, as they, along with the rest of America, are thrust into the greatest cataclysm in history.
When Things Get Tough
When Things Get Tough
Episode 2
January 1943 - December 1943: Americans mobilize for total war at home and overseas. Factories hum around the clock, while in North Africa and then Italy, inexperienced GIs learn how to fight. Meanwhile, in the skies over Europe, thousands of American airmen gamble their lives against preposterous odds on daylight bombing missions.
A Deadly Calling
A Deadly Calling
Episode 3
November 1943 - June 1944: Americans are shocked by terrible losses on the Pacific atoll of Tarawa, while in Italy Allied forces are stalled for months at Monte Cassino, and a risky landing at Anzio fails utterly. At home, as overcrowded "war towns" boom, economic transformation leads to confrontation and ugly racial violence.
Pride of Our Nation / A Volunteer Basis
Pride of Our Nation / A Volunteer Basis
Episode 4
June 1944 - August 1944: On June 6, 1944, D-Day, 1.5 million Allied troops take part in the greatest invasion in history, but then bog down in the Norman hedgerows for weeks. Saipan proves the costliest Pacific battle to date, while back home dreaded telegrams from the War Department begin arriving at an inconceivable rate.
FUBAR
FUBAR
Episode 5
September 1944 - December 1944: Victory in Europe seems imminent, but in Holland, the Vosges Mountains, and the Hurtgen Forest, GIs learn painful lessons as old as war itself - that generals make plans, plans go wrong and soldiers die. Meanwhile, on the island of Peleliu, the Marines fight one of the most brutal and unnecessary battles of the Pacific.
The Ghost Front
The Ghost Front
Episode 6
December 1944 - March 1945: Americans are shocked by Hitler's massive counterattack in the Ardennes forest - but by mid-March, 1945, they are across the Rhine, while the Russians are 50 miles from Berlin. In the Pacific, after weeks of desperate fighting, Iwo Jima is secured, and American bombers begin a full-fledged air assault on Japan.
A World Without War
A World Without War
Episode 7
March 1945 - December 1945: A few weeks after the death of President Roosevelt shocks the country, Germany surrenders. Meanwhile, American sailors, soldiers and Marines endure the worst battle of the Pacific - Okinawa. In August, American planes drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Japanese, too, surrender. Millions return home - to try to learn how to live in a world without war.
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