The War
Joining Up
Kinship
Marines Pete Arias and Bill Lansford land on Iwo Jima.
Marines Pete Arias and Bill Lansford land on Iwo Jima.
Made into an enemy
In Sacramento, soon after Order 9066 was issued, hand-lettered signs went up all over town, saying “Japs must go.”
In Sacramento, soon after Order 9066 was issued, hand-lettered signs went up all over town, saying “Japs must go.”
African-Americans Troops Training
Despite the bravery of African Americans in all of America’s previous wars, despite the argument made by the NAACP and others that “a Jim Crow army cannot fight for a free world,” the armed forces of the United States remained strictly segregated.
Despite the bravery of African Americans in all of America’s previous wars, despite the argument made by the NAACP and others that “a Jim Crow army cannot fight for a free world,” the armed forces of the United States remained strictly segregated.
The Four Towns
An introduction to the four towns featured in THE WAR – Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; and Luverne, Minnesota.
An introduction to the four towns featured in THE WAR – Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; and Luverne, Minnesota.
Battle of the Bulge
Mobile's Tom Galloway finds himself on the frozen front lines as the shells start falling in the Battle of the Bulge.
Mobile's Tom Galloway finds himself on the frozen front lines as the shells start falling in the Battle of the Bulge.
Pearl Harbor: The Attack
Daniel Inouye was preparing to go to church with his family when the attack on Pearl Harbor began.
Daniel Inouye was preparing to go to church with his family when the attack on Pearl Harbor began.
'Knew I'd Killed Men'
Fighter pilot Quentin Aanenson recalls the first time he knew he'd "killed men."
Fighter pilot Quentin Aanenson recalls the first time he knew he'd "killed men."
Here Lie Three Americans
In the September 20, 1943 issue, LIFE magazine published the first image of dead American servicemen that American civilians had been allowed to see in the twenty-one months since Pearl Harbor.
In the September 20, 1943 issue, LIFE magazine published the first image of dead American servicemen that American civilians had been allowed to see in the twenty-one months since Pearl Harbor.
D-Day Invasion
On June 6, 1944, D-Day in the European Theater, a million and a half Allied troops embark on one of the greatest invasions in history; the invasion of France.
On June 6, 1944, D-Day in the European Theater, a million and a half Allied troops embark on one of the greatest invasions in history; the invasion of France.
D-Day in Luverne
Al McIntosh writes about D-Day in the Rock County Star Herald.
Al McIntosh writes about D-Day in the Rock County Star Herald.
Iwo Jima
America needed to take Iwo Jima to secure a base for US Bombers. The Marines landed on Feb 15, 1945 and the fighting would last for nearly a month and cost the United States 6,821 lives.
America needed to take Iwo Jima to secure a base for US Bombers. The Marines landed on Feb 15, 1945 and the fighting would last for nearly a month and cost the United States 6,821 lives.
American Anthem
Norah Jones sings 'American Anthem.'
Norah Jones sings 'American Anthem.'
The Holocaust
Ray Leopold, Burnett Miller, Dwain Luce and others discuss the horror of the Holocaust and how it haunts them still.
Ray Leopold, Burnett Miller, Dwain Luce and others discuss the horror of the Holocaust and how it haunts them still.
Intro
Watch the first few minutes of The War.
Watch the first few minutes of The War.
Joseph Medicine Crow
Joe Medicine Crow, the last war chief of the Crow Tribe of Montana is profiled in The War, a film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
Joe Medicine Crow, the last war chief of the Crow Tribe of Montana is profiled in The War, a film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
Chocolate Roast Beef
Ray Leopold talks about the strange mixture of food available during meal times.
Ray Leopold talks about the strange mixture of food available during meal times.
That's War
Young soldier Daniel Inouye comes face-to-face with the enemy.
Young soldier Daniel Inouye comes face-to-face with the enemy.
Joining Up
Burnett Miller, Ray Leopold and Sam Hynes talk about joining up and how important the fight was.
Burnett Miller, Ray Leopold and Sam Hynes talk about joining up and how important the fight was.
Babe Ciarlo in Anzio
Serving on the front lines at Anzio beach, Babe Ciarlo never revealed his experiences in his letters home.
Serving on the front lines at Anzio beach, Babe Ciarlo never revealed his experiences in his letters home.
Mobile Shipyards
On Tuesday morning, May 25, 1943, tensions explode at the Alabama Dry Dock shipyard.
On Tuesday morning, May 25, 1943, tensions explode at the Alabama Dry Dock shipyard.
The War Comes Home to Luverne
Al McIntosh writes of personal losses the war brought to those in Luverne.
Al McIntosh writes of personal losses the war brought to those in Luverne.
FDR: Day of Infamy
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaks to the country following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaks to the country following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Why We Fight
Burnett Miller, Ray Leopold and Sam Hynes talk about why they fought.
Burnett Miller, Ray Leopold and Sam Hynes talk about why they fought.
Growing Up
Sam Hines discusses the excitement of joining up and the opportunity to be somebody more exciting than the kid you were.
Sam Hines discusses the excitement of joining up and the opportunity to be somebody more exciting than the kid you were.
Rationing and Recycling
During the war everything seemed to be rationed or in short supply: gasoline and fuel oil and rubber; bobby pins and zippers and tin foil; shoes and whiskey and chewing gum; butter and coffee and nylons and tomato ketchup and sugar; canned goods and cigarettes and the matches needed to
During the war everything seemed to be rationed or in short supply: gasoline and fuel oil and rubber; bobby pins and zippers and tin foil; shoes and whiskey and chewing gum; butter and coffee and nylons and tomato ketchup and sugar; canned goods and cigarettes and the matches needed to
Wartown
The chronic unemployment that had eaten at Mobile and every other American town for more than a decade during the Depression was over.
The chronic unemployment that had eaten at Mobile and every other American town for more than a decade during the Depression was over.