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The War: A Deadly Calling

7.52007-09-25Documentary, War & Politics, Crime

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.

Episodes

A Necessary War
EP 1

A Necessary War

2007-09-23

When Things Get Tough
EP 2

When Things Get Tough

2007-09-24

A Deadly Calling
EP 3

A Deadly Calling

2007-09-25

Pride of Our Nation / A Volunteer Basis
EP 4

Pride of Our Nation / A Volunteer Basis

2007-09-26

FUBAR
EP 5

FUBAR

2007-09-30

The Ghost Front
EP 6

The Ghost Front

2007-10-01

A World Without War
EP 7

A World Without War

2007-10-02

Voice Cast

Keith David
Keith DavidNarrator (voice)Voice Actor
Tom Hanks
Tom HanksNarrator / Al McIntosh (voice)Voice Actor
Josh Lucas
Josh LucasNarrator (voice)Voice Actor
Bobby Cannavale
Bobby CannavaleNarrator / Babe Ciarlo (voice)Voice Actor
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. JacksonNarrator (voice)Voice Actor
Eli Wallach
Eli WallachNarrator (voice)Voice Actor
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Robert WahlbergNarrator / James A. Fahey (voice)Voice Actor
Adam Arkin
Adam ArkinReader (voice)Voice Actor
Carolyn McCormick
Carolyn McCormickReader (voice)Voice Actor
P
Paul FussellSelfVoice Actor
Q
Quentin AanensonSelfVoice Actor
S
Sascha WeinzheimerSelfVoice Actor
K
Katharine PhillipsSelfVoice Actor
O
Olga CiarloSelfVoice Actor
R
Robert KashiwagiSelfVoice Actor