The War

The War Season 1 episodes

1. 01

   S01 E01

   A Necessary War

   2 h 22 mins · Sun, 23 Sep 2007

   The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor thrusts the US into World War II; thousands of Japanese-Americans must enter inland internment camps.

3. 02

   S01 E02

   When Things Get Tough

   1 h 54 mins · Mon, 24 Sep 2007

   In January 1943, the Germans continue to occupy most of Western Europe; America converts nearly all manufacturing to the war effort.

5. 03

   S01 E03

   A Deadly Calling

   1 h 50 mins · Tue, 25 Sep 2007

   The American public sees pictures and newsreel footage of troops killed in action; Japanese-American men join the US 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

6. 04

   S01 E04

   Pride of Our Nation

   2 h 16 mins · Wed, 26 Sep 2007

   On D-Day, 150,000 Allied troops embark on the invasion of France; the Marines fight a costly battle on the island of Saipan in the Western Pacific.

7. 05

   S01 E05

   Fubar

   2 h 4 mins · Sun, 30 Sep 2007

   Allied troops on the German border run short of fuel; commanders decide to drop airborne troops behind enemy lines in the Netherlands; Gen MacArthur plans to land forces on the Philippine island of Leyte.

8. 06

   S01 E06

   The Ghost Front

   1 h 56 mins · Mon, 1 Oct 2007

   After three years of fighting, bad news from the War Department seems endless; Hitler launches a counterattack in the Ardennes forest of Belgium and Luxembourg.

9. 07

   S01 E07

   A World Without War

   2 h 4 mins · Tue, 2 Oct 2007

   Although the Nazis are on the verge of collapse, President Franklin D Roosevelt warns Americans the war with Japan could rage on for years.