PBS's "The War" starts Sep. 23
Just a reminder to set those VCR's and DVR's. PBS's and Ken Burns' epic documentary mini-series "The War" starts this Sunday night, Sept. 23. The seven two to two-and-a-half hour episodes will air each Sun-Wed evening over two weeks... Here's a breakdown of the episodes and the dates they'll cover. (apologies to those involved for the cut-n-paste on the episode summaries!)
I will say I'm a little miffed they chose to debut this right during the big networks' "premiere" week. Which means I'll be relegated to watching this off the DVR in SD instead of HD, since I'll lose the battle for the set!
Sun. 9/23 "A Necessary War": 12/41 - 12/42 (Debut: The story of World War II is related through the eyes of ordinary people. First up: "A Necessary War," which summarizes the war and its cost (some 50 million lives).)
Mon. 9/24 "When Things Get Tough": 1/43 - 12/43 (The events of 1943, including U.S. forces engaging Rommel's panzer divisions in North Africa, where success eludes them until Patton takes command. Also: bombing raids over Europe; the Allied invasion of Sicily and southern Italy.)
Tues. 9/25 "A Deadly Calling": 11/43 - 6/44 (The November 1943 Army-Marine Corps assault on Tarawa in the Pacific and the reaction to color footage of the battle shown in the U.S. are recalled. Also: The drive north in Italy stalls at Monte Cassino.)
Wed. 9/26 "Pride of Our Nation": 6/44 - 8/44 (The events of June 6, 1944 (D-Day), when Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, are recalled by several veterans who took part. While the casualty toll is huge, the victory enables the Allies to push the Germans out of France.)
Sun. 9/30 "FUBAR": 9/44 - 12/44 (By September 1944, Allied success in Europe leads some to believe the war will soon end, but U.S. and British forces on the German border face a fuel shortage; a plan to drop airborne troops behind enemy lines goes awry.)
Mon. 10/1 "The Ghost Front": 12/44 - 3/45 (On Dec. 16, 1944, the Nazis launch a counteroffensive in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxembourg. This Battle of the Bulge (as it came to be known) catches the Allies by surprise.)
Tues. 10/2 "A World Without War": 3/45 - 12/45 (The final months of World War II are chronicled. Included: the death of FDR; Germany's surrender; the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan.)
Link: The War | PBS (be sure to grab the PDF "Viewer's Guide" for a detailed look at what's to come!)
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I will say I'm a little miffed they chose to debut this right during the big networks' "premiere" week. Which means I'll be relegated to watching this off the DVR in SD instead of HD, since I'll lose the battle for the set!
Sun. 9/23 "A Necessary War": 12/41 - 12/42 (Debut: The story of World War II is related through the eyes of ordinary people. First up: "A Necessary War," which summarizes the war and its cost (some 50 million lives).)
Mon. 9/24 "When Things Get Tough": 1/43 - 12/43 (The events of 1943, including U.S. forces engaging Rommel's panzer divisions in North Africa, where success eludes them until Patton takes command. Also: bombing raids over Europe; the Allied invasion of Sicily and southern Italy.)
Tues. 9/25 "A Deadly Calling": 11/43 - 6/44 (The November 1943 Army-Marine Corps assault on Tarawa in the Pacific and the reaction to color footage of the battle shown in the U.S. are recalled. Also: The drive north in Italy stalls at Monte Cassino.)
Wed. 9/26 "Pride of Our Nation": 6/44 - 8/44 (The events of June 6, 1944 (D-Day), when Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, are recalled by several veterans who took part. While the casualty toll is huge, the victory enables the Allies to push the Germans out of France.)
Sun. 9/30 "FUBAR": 9/44 - 12/44 (By September 1944, Allied success in Europe leads some to believe the war will soon end, but U.S. and British forces on the German border face a fuel shortage; a plan to drop airborne troops behind enemy lines goes awry.)
Mon. 10/1 "The Ghost Front": 12/44 - 3/45 (On Dec. 16, 1944, the Nazis launch a counteroffensive in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxembourg. This Battle of the Bulge (as it came to be known) catches the Allies by surprise.)
Tues. 10/2 "A World Without War": 3/45 - 12/45 (The final months of World War II are chronicled. Included: the death of FDR; Germany's surrender; the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan.)
Link: The War | PBS (be sure to grab the PDF "Viewer's Guide" for a detailed look at what's to come!)
Technorati Tags: war movie news, pbs, ken burns, the war
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