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The War

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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.

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    Tom Hanks

    Tom Hanks

    Al McIntosh (Voice) (7 episodes)Narrator (voice) (7 episodes)

    Bobby Cannavale

    Bobby Cannavale

    Babe Ciarlo (Voice) (7 episodes)Narrator (voice) (7 episodes)

    Robert Wahlberg

    Robert Wahlberg

    James A. Fahey (Voice) (7 episodes)Narrator (voice) (7 episodes)

    Keith David

    Keith David

    Narrator (voice) (7 episodes)

    Josh Lucas

    Josh Lucas

    Narrator (voice) (7 episodes)

    Samuel L. Jackson

    Samuel L. Jackson

    Narrator (voice) (7 episodes)

    Eli Wallach

    Eli Wallach

    Narrator (voice) (7 episodes)

    Adam Arkin

    Adam Arkin

    Reader (voice) (7 episodes)

    Carolyn McCormick

    Carolyn McCormick

    Reader (voice) (7 episodes)

    Media

    THE WAR | A film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick | PBS America

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