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The War
Ken Burns Answers: What Was It Like?
Ken Burns distills the 14 and a half hours of The War into a single question: What was it like? In this brief reflection, he explains why a conflict that produced the worst evil the world has seen also offers lasting lessons in courage and sacrifice, drawn from the ordinary Americans who lived it.
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1:28:19
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
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2:07:27
Germany and the Japanese surrender too and millions try to learn to live without war.
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1:59:26
By mid March, 1945, they are across the Rhine, while Russians are 50 miles from Berlin.
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2:19:15
On D-Day, 1.5 million Allied troops take part in the greatest invasion in history.
