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The War

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.

2007 8.1/10 community score 1 season · 7 episodes Ended
  • Documentary
  • War & Politics
  • Crime

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First aired
Seasons
1
Episodes
7
Status
Ended

Latest aired episode

S1 E7

A World Without War

Aired 2h 5m

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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    Season 1

    7 episodes

    First episode aired

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