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The War is 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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The War
Joseph Medicine Crow
Joe Medicine Crow, the last war chief of the Crow Tribe of Montana is profiled in The War.
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The War
A World Without War
Germany and the Japanese surrender too and millions try to learn to live without war.
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The War
The Ghost Front
By mid March, 1945, they are across the Rhine, while Russians are 50 miles from Berlin.
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Corporate funding is provided by General Motors, Anheuser-Busch, and Bank of America. Major funding is provided by Lilly Endowment, Inc.;PBS; National Endowment for the Humanities; CPB; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The Pew Charitable Trusts; The Longaberger Foundation; and Park Foundation, Inc.
Episodes
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The War
A Necessary War
The lives of Americans are changed forever on Dec. 7, 1941.
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The War
When Things Get Tough
Americans mobilize for total war at home and overseas
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Extras
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The War
PBS Previews: The War
Go behind the camera with filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick to learn more about The War.
Preview: 26:49
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The War
Mobile Shipyards
On Tuesday morning, May 25, 1943, tensions explode at the Alabama Dry Dock shipyard.
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