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African-Americans, as well as Japanese-Americans, were nevertheless recruited by the armed forces into combat units and sent into action, though African-American units were still segregated. The American public finally gets to see the bloody sacrifice of their armed forces through pictures published in
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magazine also commended the miniseries, stating that though the documentary covers areas of the subject that have already been tackled in other World War II documentaries, "it's the nuanced, retrospective witness that makes the series so affecting, the testimonies of survivors who remember both who
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The American mobilization transformed cities like Mobile, Waterbury, and Sacramento into boom towns. Mobile thrived on its extensive shipyards that employed many African-Americans, but racial segregation hampers the war production effort in the United States, resulting in ugly riots like in Mobile.
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over two weeks, starting on Sunday, September 23, 2007 and continuing four nights the first week and three nights the second week, from 8 to 10 p.m. (8 to 10:30 p.m. on three nights). The documentary was provided to PBS affiliates in two versions: One with profanity generally prohibited by FCC
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Introduction to the American entry into World War II. Tells us about the four towns mentioned that Burns selected for its wartime experiences and of the residents of those places. By this time, they have already known of the early initial conflicts of World War II in Europe through newspapers and
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Although at first the dispute seemed to be settled with the inclusion of additional footage to address the omission, in subsequent weeks, groups began to question conflicting reports from Burns and PBS as to whether the additional footage would be provided as supplementary material or would be
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in the Western Pacific. These were punctuated by recollections of the participants of the designated towns. The American public, through radio, the press and newsreels, were normally kept informed of the progress of the war. However, as the war progresses, the dreaded
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News outlets began to report as of July 11 that the additional content had not been included in materials made available for preview by television writers and critics, prompting renewed discussion and speculation as to the eventual outcome of the debate.
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integrated into the overall program. Burns initially insisted that re-editing the series was out of the question, with PBS defending that decision on the basis of
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to the war effort, whose representation in the war itself is estimated at up to half a million people; complaints followed later as to omissions of
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contributions and those of women in uniform. Originally the premiere was scheduled for September 16, 2007; the fact that this date is both
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Farhi, Paul (2007-04-18). "Ken Burns Agrees To Expand Documentary: Inclusion of Minority WWII Service Members Follows Latino Protests".
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are heard as voice actors reading contemporary newspaper articles, telegrams, letters from the front, etc. Notable persons including
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drew additional fire from its detractors, and the initial airdate was later moved to September 23, 2007, with no comment from PBS.
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This episode starts with the mistaken Allied assumption that the war in Europe would be over before the winter of 1944. It covers
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The series recounts the experiences of a number of individuals from these communities as they move through the war in the
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The series focuses on World War II in a "bottom up" fashion through the lenses of four "quintessentially American towns":
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came under fire after previews during the editing process indicated no mention of the contributions of
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Guerra, Carlos (February 23, 2007). "PBS' WW II film no longer on Diez y Seis, but still no Latinos".
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it is they used to be and the 408,000 fellow Americans who didn't make it." Brian Lowry, writing for
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With American industry in full production, the United States entered the European war through the
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that roused an isolationist, unprepared country into mobilizing for war. But setbacks arose: The
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an "artful masterpiece" and "ven more ambitious than any previous Burns documentary, including
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named the series one of the Top 10 New TV Series of 2007, ranking it at no. 9. Barry Garron of
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The Second World War was fought in thousands of places, too many for any one accounting.
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splits the series into 14 episodes, but notes that it is "a seven-part documentary".
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This is the story of four American towns and how their citizens experienced that war.
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Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
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In some countries, notably Australia, Switzerland, Austria, France and Germany,
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during the war. The Santo Tomas internment camp is liberated following the
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where they, together with Allied forces, eventually defeat the Germans in
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The full documentary runs 14 hours and was broadcast in seven parts on
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in the Italian campaign. Eventually, the Allies triumph and
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Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
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for the ultimate, long, and bloody conquest of Japan.
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The War (documentary)

Geoffrey C. Ward
Ken Burns
Lynn Novick
Keith David
Wynton Marsalis
Gene Scheer
Norah Jones
National Endowment for the Humanities
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television documentary
miniseries
World War II
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filmmakers
Ken Burns
Lynn Novick
Geoffrey Ward
Keith David
Luverne, Minnesota
National Endowment for the Humanities
Luverne, Minnesota
Mobile, Alabama
Sacramento, California
Waterbury, Connecticut
Pacific
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European theaters
Adam Arkin

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