S1E3

A Deadly Calling

The War

calendar_todaySep 25, 2007 schedule110 min star7.5

November 1943 - June 1944: Americans are shocked by terrible losses on the Pacific atoll of Tarawa, while in Italy Allied forces are stalled for months at Monte Cassino, and a risky landing at Anzio fails utterly. At home, as overcrowded "war towns" boom, economic transformation leads to confrontation and ugly racial violence.

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PBS

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Daniel Inouye

Daniel Inouye

Self