Man...I have watched a couple of episodes and turned the TV off feeling shocked, respectful, horrified and grateful. Try to watch it on PBS when you can. Columnist Gary Kamiya had this to say.
"Sixty-two years ago, the greatest conflict in the history of humanity came to an end. Fifty to 60 million people had died. Many millions more were wounded or had lost their homes. Nations were shattered. The most appalling genocide ever had taken place. And for the first time, nuclear weapons had been used, raising the specter of human extinction.
Every way of trying to tell a story this vast carries with it blind spots, reveals its own assumptions and biases. Ken Burns' "The War" is no exception. But this magnificent 15-hour series will stand as one of the most extraordinary accounts of war ever made. Panoramic in its sweep, unflinching in its openness to all the faces of war, crafted with rare intelligence and sensitivity, "The War" is an epic achievement.
Ken Burns makes deeply emotional films that pluck America's chords of memory. In the case of World War II, this approach feels absolutely right."
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What time does it come on??
Just check your local PBS website for a their broadcast schedule.
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this show is a must/should be required by all and esp. students. I was glued to it and watched most episodes a few times. Watching the bombing runs over Europe and knowing my father was in one of those B-24s time and again - incredible feeling. The Pacific theater and seeing thousands of Marines giving their lives for one island at a time - I thank God warfare has changed and Charlie hasn't had to experience that
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