A Necessary War

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The War
23rd September 2007 2 hours 22 mins Season 1 Episode 1

December 1941 - December 1942: The tranquil lives of the citizens of Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; and Luverne, Minnesota are shattered on December 7, 1941, as they, along with the rest of America, are thrust into the greatest cataclysm in history.

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When Things Get Tough

January 1943 - December 1943: Americans mobilize for total war at home and overseas. Factories hum around the clock, while in 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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01 Keith David profile Keith Davidas Narrator (voice) 02 Tom Hanks profile Tom Hanksas Narrator / Al McIntosh (voice) 03 Josh Lucas profile Josh Lucasas Narrator (voice) 04 Bobby Cannavale profile Bobby Cannavaleas Narrator / Babe Ciarlo (voice) 05 Samuel L. Jackson profile Samuel L. Jacksonas Narrator (voice) 06 Eli Wallach profile Eli Wallachas Narrator (voice) 07 Robert Wahlberg profile Robert Wahlbergas Narrator / James A. Fahey (voice) 08 Adam Arkin profile Adam Arkinas Reader (voice) 09 Carolyn McCormick profile Carolyn McCormickas Reader (voice) 10 Ken Burns profile Ken BurnsDirector 11 Lynn Novick profile Lynn NovickDirector
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