Documentary
War & Politics
Crime

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.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

The War

First Air Date

March 5, 2008

Last Air Date

March 26, 2008

Seasons

1

Episodes

7

Language

English

Production Companies

Florentine FilmsWETA

Networks

PBS

A World Without War
S01E07

A World Without War

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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