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A few weeks after the death of President Roosevelt shocks the country, Germany surrenders. Meanwhile, American sailors, soldiers and Marines endure the worst battle of the Pacific - Okinawa. In August, American planes drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Japanese, too, surrender. Millions return home - to try to learn how to live in a world without war.
Original Release
10/02/2007
US Release
10/02/2007
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Keith David | Self - Narrator |
| Sam Hynes | Self - Marine Pilot |
| Emma Belle Pelcher | Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama |
| Maurice Bell | Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama |
| Joseph Vaghi | Self - Navy |
| Glenn D. Frazier | Self - Prisoner of War |
| Katharine Phillips | Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama |
| Burt Wilson | Self - Resident of Sacramento, California |
| Paul Fussell | Self - Infantry |
| Daniel Inouye | Self - Infantry |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Keith David | Self - Narrator |
| Sam Hynes | Self - Marine Pilot |
| Emma Belle Pelcher | Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama |
| Maurice Bell | Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama |
| Joseph Vaghi | Self - Navy |
| Glenn D. Frazier | Self - Prisoner of War |
| Katharine Phillips | Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama |
| Burt Wilson | Self - Resident of Sacramento, California |
| Paul Fussell | Self - Infantry |
| Daniel Inouye | Self - Infantry |
| Quentin Aanenson | Self - Resident of Luverne, Minnesota |
| Jackie Greer | Self - Resident of Louisiana |
| Burnett Miller | Self - Resident of Sacramento, California |
| Ray Leopold | Self - Resident of Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Dwain Luce | Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama |
| Earl Burke | Self - Resident of Sacramento, California |
| Anne DeVico | Self - Resident of Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Olga Ciarlo | Self - Resident of Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Tom Galloway | Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama |
| Sascha Weinzheimer | Self - Resident of Sacramento Valley, California |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ken Burns | Executive Producer |
| Tom Songer | Executive Producer |
| Lynn Novick | Producer |
| Pam Tubridy Baucom | Producer |
| Sarah Botstein | Producer |
| Vivian Connolly | Producer |
| Dayton Duncan | Producer |
| Meghan Horvath | Producer |
| Karen Kenton | Producer |
| Taylor Krauss | Producer |
| Mark R. McCallum | Producer |
| David McMahon | Producer |
| Peter Miller | Producer |
| Ben Spivak | Producer |
