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The War
26th September 2007 2 hours 16 mins Season 1 Episode 4

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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Season 1 · Episode 5

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September 1944 - December 1944: Victory in Europe seems imminent, but in Holland, the Vosges Mountains, and the Hurtgen Forest, GIs learn painful lessons as old as war itself - that generals make plans, plans go wrong and soldiers die. Meanwhile, on the island of Peleliu, the Marines fight one of the most brutal and unnecessary battles of the Pacific.
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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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