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The War (2007)

Documentary · History · War

The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America and demonstrated that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.

IMDb rating
9.0 (6,160 votes)
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel · Thirteen · WETA+ · Kanopy
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series
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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2007)

8.61 avg 7 episodes 8.6 → 8.8 125 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 284 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 239 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 221 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 224 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 203 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 196 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 202 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Necessary War8.6284
2When Things Get Tough8.5239
3A Deadly Calling8.5221
4Pride of Our Nation8.7224
5Fubar8.6203
6The Ghost Front8.6196
7A World Without War8.8202

Episode ratings and vote counts from IMDb. Poster, overview, and streaming data from TMDB. Data refreshed 2026-08-19.

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