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The War

A World Without War

Season 1 Episode 7

A few weeks after the death of President Roosevelt shocks the country, Germany surrenders. Meanwhile, American sailors, soldiers and Marines endure the worst battle of the Pacific - Okinawa. In August, American planes drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Japanese, too, surrender. Millions return home - to try to learn how to live in a world without war.

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1:27:49
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
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By mid March, 1945, they are across the Rhine, while Russians are 50 miles from Berlin.
FUBAR
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Victory in Europe seems imminent.
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On D-Day, 1.5 million Allied troops take part in the greatest invasion in history.
A Deadly Calling
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Americans are shocked by losses on the Pacific and Allied forces are stalled.
When Things Get Tough
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Americans mobilize for total war at home and overseas
A Necessary War
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2:24:51
The lives of Americans are changed forever on Dec. 7, 1941.
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