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The War is an historical documentary miniseries that airs on PBS.

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.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Episodes 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 Companion Books 6 Soundtrack Releases 7 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character
Main Cast
Keith David	Main Narrator
Supporting/Recurring Cast
Adam Arkin	Vernon A. Fremstand
Bobby Cannavale	unknown
Kevin Conway	unknown
Tom Hanks	Al McIntosh
Rebecca Holtz	Sascha Weinzheimer (Age 10)
Samuel L. Jackson	unknown
Josh Lucas	Eugene Sledge
Carolyn McCormick	unknown
Robert Wahlberg	James Fahey
Eli Wallach	unknown

[edit] Episodes

#	Title	Airdate
1	A Necessary War (December 1941-December 1942)	September 23, 2007
2	When Things Get Tough (January 1943-December 1943)	Septemebr 24, 2007
3	A Deadly Calling (November 1943-June 1944)	September 25, 2007
4	Pride of Our Nation (June 1944-August 1944)	September 26, 2007
5	FUBAR (September 1944-December 1944)	September 30, 2007
6	The Ghost Front (December 1944-March 1945)	October 1, 2007
7	A World Without War (March 1945-September 1945)	October 2, 2007

[edit] In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Complete Series
The War: A Ken Burns Film	October 2, 2007	6	purchase

[edit] Companion Books

Title	Release Date
The War: An Intimate History 1941-1945	September 11, 2007	purchase

[edit] Soundtrack Releases

Title	Release Date	Music By	Tracks
Soundtrack and Music From the Second World War	September 11, 2007	Wynton Marsalis, et al.	67

[edit] External Sites

Official PBS website for The War