History in their own voices - Ken Burns' The War

Ken Burns" The War is a company to Geoffrey Ward's The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945. The stories of the people and soldiers who were from four American town, Waterbury (Connecticut), Mobile (Alabama), Luverne (Minnesota) and Sacramento (California). Having read the book, I was NOT disappointed - usually films are not as good as books when the film is based on a book. It is an exceptional documentary film. Great stories! - the young nurses, the heart-breaking battery fields scenes, the unknown heores, and the "missing in action" soldier suddenly appeared at the doorstep and made his mom and sister fainted on the floor! You just hold your breath and keep following the stories - it took me five conseutive evenings to finish the entire series!