The War

Season 1 Episode 6: The Ghost Front

Mar 19, 2008 TV-14 2h 4m 9

December 1944 - March 1945: Americans are shocked by Hitler's massive counterattack in the Ardennes forest - but by mid-March, 1945, they are across the Rhine, while the Russians are 50 miles from Berlin. In the Pacific, after weeks of desperate fighting, Iwo Jima is secured, and American bombers begin a full-fledged air assault on Japan.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 A Necessary War

1. A Necessary War

Aired: Mar 5, 2008

December 1941 - December 1942: The tranquil lives of the citizens of Mobile, ...

Episode 2 When Things Get Tough

2. When Things Get Tough

Aired: Mar 5, 2008

January 1943 - December 1943: Americans mobilize for total war at home and ov...

Episode 3 A Deadly Calling

3. A Deadly Calling

Aired: Mar 12, 2008

November 1943 - June 1944: Americans are shocked by terrible losses on the Pa...

Episode 5 FUBAR

5. FUBAR

Aired: Mar 19, 2008

September 1944 - December 1944: Victory in Europe seems imminent, but in Holl...

Episode 6 The Ghost Front

6. The Ghost Front

Aired: Mar 19, 2008

December 1944 - March 1945: Americans are shocked by Hitler's massive counter...

Episode 7 A World Without War

7. A World Without War

Aired: Mar 26, 2008

March 1945 - December 1945: A few weeks after the death of President Roosevel...

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Info about The War

Current Status: Ended

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: War, Documentary, History

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