Episodes
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A World Without War
S1 E7 - 2h 7m
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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The Ghost Front
S1 E6 - 1h 59m
Americans are shocked by Hitler's massive counterattack in the Ardennes Forest - but by mid March, 1945, they are across the Rhine, while 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 of Japan.
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FUBAR
S1 E5 - 2h 6m
Victory in Europe seems imminent, but 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.
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Pride of our Nation
S1 E4 - 2h 19m
On June 6, 1944, D-Day, 1.5 million Allied troops take part in the greatest invasion in history, but then bog down in Norman hedgerows for weeks. Saipan proves the costliest Pacific battle to date, while back home dreaded telegrams for the War Department begin arriving at an inconceivable rate.
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A Deadly Calling
S1 E3 - 1h 52m
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.
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When Things Get Tough
S1 E2 - 1h 57m
Americans mobilize for total war at home and overseas. Factories hum around the clock, while 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.
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A Necessary War
S1 E1 - 2h 24m
The tranquil lives of the citizens of Mobile, AL; Sacramento, CA; Waterbury,CT; and Luverne,MN are shattered on December 7, 1941, as they, along with the rest of America are thrust into the greatest cataclysm in history.
Extras + Features
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Joseph Medicine Crow
S1 - 8m 41s
Joe Medicine Crow, the last war chief of the Crow Tribe of Montana is profiled in The War, a film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
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Intro
S1 - 5m 35s
Watch the first few minutes of The War.
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Why We Fight
S1 - 4m 39s
Burnett Miller, Ray Leopold and Sam Hynes talk about why they fought.
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American Anthem
S1 - 5m 12s
Norah Jones sings 'American Anthem.'
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The Four Towns
S1 - 11m
An introduction to the four towns featured in THE WAR – Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; and Luverne, Minnesota.
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D-Day Invasion
S1 - 2m 13s
On June 6, 1944, D-Day in the European Theater, a million and a half Allied troops embark on one of the greatest invasions in history; the invasion of France.
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Making Of | An Intimidating Project
S1 - 2m 21s
Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick talk about why “The War” was such an intimidating project and how they made the film.
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The Holocaust
S1 - 7m 45s
Ray Leopold, Burnett Miller, Dwain Luce and others discuss the horror of the Holocaust and how it haunts them still.
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Babe Ciarlo in Anzio
S1 - 5m 52s
Serving on the front lines at Anzio beach, Babe Ciarlo never revealed his experiences in his letters home.
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FDR: Day of Infamy
S1 - 1m 29s
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaks to the country following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Making Of | Why WWII Will Be Remembered
S1 - 2m 32s
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick talk about why WWII will always be remembered.
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Kinship
S1 - 5m 22s
Marines Pete Arias and Bill Lansford land on Iwo Jima.
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