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The War
Behind the Scenes | Why WWII Will Be Remembered
World War II remains the biggest event in human history, a story of both triumph and terrible cataclysm. Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explain its enduring hold, and describe interviews in which veterans shared experiences their own families had never heard, as a reticent generation began to speak near the end of their lives.
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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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By mid March, 1945, they are across the Rhine, while Russians are 50 miles from Berlin.
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On D-Day, 1.5 million Allied troops take part in the greatest invasion in history.
