A Deadly Calling

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The War
25th September 2007 1 hour 50 mins Season 1 Episode 3

November 1943 - June 1944: Americans are shocked by terrible losses on the Pacific atoll of Tarawa, while in Italy Allied forces are stalled for months at Monte Cassino, and a risky landing at Anzio fails utterly. At home, as overcrowded "war towns" boom, economic transformation leads to confrontation and ugly racial violence.

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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.
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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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