The War

tv show

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7 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired March 05, 2008

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.

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Pride of Our Nation / A Volunteer Basis

Season 1 - Episode 4 - 2h 16m

Air Date

March 12, 2008

Overview

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.