The War

About The War

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.

The War is a crime, documentary, and war series made for PBS. Its one season of 7 episodes aired between September 2007 and October 2007.

Keith David stars as Narrator (voice), Tom Hanks as Narrator, Josh Lucas as Narrator (voice), and Bobby Cannavale as Narrator. Production companies include Florentine Films and WETA.

Shelv files it under post world war ii, miniseries, world war ii, and history. American members can watch it on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel, Thirteen, and WETA+.

A Town Like Alice, Band of Brothers, and The Pacific make useful companions to The War. It scores 8.1 out of 10 from 67 TMDB voters and it carries a TV-14 rating.