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My Grandparents’ War
Toby Jones Learns About WWII’s Impact on His Family
Actor Toby Jones sits down with his mother, Jennifer, and two aunts, Juliet and Caroline, to learn what they know about the wartime experiences of his grandparents, Reggie and Dorki. They married in 1940 at age 21, and Reggie was almost immediately sent to the Far East to fight the Japanese. When he returned home, he was not the same patient man he was before — which they now recognize as PTSD.
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Actor Toby Jones uncovers the remarkable World War II stories of his grandparents.
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Actor Kit Harington discovers the lengths his grandparents went to for love and country.
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Follow Carey Mulligan as she learns how her grandfather survived an attack during WWII.
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