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The war :

by Ward, Geoffrey C.
Additional authors: Burns, Ken, -- 1953- -- Intro. | McMahon, David -- Picture research
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : A.A. Knopf, (New York :) Physical details: xxv, 451 p. : ill. (some col.), , fascims., col. maps, ports. ; 29 cm. ISBN:9780307262837 (alk. paper); 0307262839 (alk. paper). Year: 2007
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Based on the Ken Burns film.

A necessary war, December 1941-December 1942 -- When things get tough, January - November 1943 -- A deadly calling, November 1943-June 1944 -- Pride of our nation, June-August 1944 -- Fubar, August-December 1944 -- The ghost front, December 1944-March 1945 -- A world without war, March-August 1945.

As companion to the PBS series airing in September 2007, "The War" focuses on the citizens of four towns--Luverne, Minnesota; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama, following more than forty people from 1941 to 1945. Maps and hundreds of photographs enrich this compelling, unflinching narrative.

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