Iwo Jima
America needed to take Iwo Jima to secure a base for US Bombers. The Marines landed on Feb 15, 1945 and the fighting would last for nearly a month and cost the United States 6,821 lives.
Making Of | Adding Sound
The filmmakers talk about the process of adding sound to the silent archive video footage they had for “The War.”
Here Lie Three Americans
In the September 20, 1943 issue, LIFE magazine published the first image of dead American servicemen that American civilians had been allowed to see in the twenty-one months since Pearl Harbor.
Pearl Harbor: The Attack
Daniel Inouye was preparing to go to church with his family when the attack on Pearl Harbor began.
Battle of the Bulge
Mobile's Tom Galloway finds himself on the frozen front lines as the shells start falling in the Battle of the Bulge.
African-Americans Troops Training
Despite the bravery of African Americans in all of America’s previous wars, despite the argument made by the NAACP and others that “a Jim Crow army cannot fight for a free world,” the armed forces of the United States remained strictly segregated.
Making Of | Ken Burns' Decision
Ken Burns talks about his decision to make “The War” and why he was reluctant to make the film.
Making Of | An Intimidating Project
Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick talk about why “The War” was such an intimidating project and how they made the film.
Making Of | Why WWII Will Be Remembered
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick talk about why WWII will always be remembered.
D-Day Invasion
On June 6, 1944, D-Day in the European Theater, a million and a half Allied troops embark on one of the greatest invasions in history; the invasion of France.
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