The War - Season 1 - Eps 2: When Things Get Tough
January 1943 - December 1943: Americans mobilize for total war at home and overseas. Factories hum around the clock, while in North Africa and then Italy, inexperienced GIs learn how to fight. Meanwhile, in the skies over Europe, thousands of American airmen gamble their lives against preposterous odds on daylight bombing missions.
About The War

Title: The War
First Air Date: 2008-03-05
Last Air Date: 2008-03-26
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.1/10 (from 55 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 7
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary, War & Politics, Crime
Production Companies: Florentine Films, WETA
Synopsis
The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America and demonstrated that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.
Cast

Keith David
Narrator (voice)

Tom Hanks
Narrator (voice)

Josh Lucas
Narrator (voice)

Bobby Cannavale
Narrator (voice)

Samuel L. Jackson
Narrator (voice)

Eli Wallach
Narrator (voice)

Robert Wahlberg
Narrator (voice)

Adam Arkin
Reader (voice)

Carolyn McCormick
Reader (voice)

Robert Wahlberg
James A. Fahey (Voice)