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A seven-part series focusing on the many ways in which the Second World War impacted the lives of American families.A seven-part series focusing on the many ways in which the Second World War impacted the lives of American families.A seven-part series focusing on the many ways in which the Second World War impacted the lives of American families.
- Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 8 wins & 12 nominations total
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- ConnectionsFeatured in Ken Burns: America's Storyteller (2017)
- SoundtracksPassacaglia: The Death of Falstaff
Written by William Walton
Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin conducting
Music originally in Henry V (1944)
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Soul Shaking
As a 1951 baby boomer, I am the proud son of a world war 2 vet. Growing up, Dad talked little about the war. What I learned about the war was from history books and war movies. But Ken Burns has changed all of that for me and I am sure the Millions who have seen and will see this incredible documentary. For now I am not just the son born after the war but someone who knows and feels what went on for 5 years in Europe,North Africa, in the Pacific and the Far East. I have learned things no book or film ever taught me: the sights, the smell and the taste of the horrors our boys faced as we fought toward victory. This is a movie that is going to be too late for the many Vets that have passed on during the 62 years since V-J day. But it is now here , for the record , for all us now and future generations to say "THANK YOU" to the greatest generation for saving the world from the most brutal humans that were ever put on this earth. Again, Thank you Ken Burns for this incredible experience.
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- Jay09101951
- Oct 2, 2007
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