The War
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| First episode date | September 23, 2007 |
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| Final episode date | October 2, 2007 |
| Narrated by | Keith David |
| Oct 1, 2007 | |
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| Reviews | www.imdb.com |
| Origin releas | September 23 –; October 2, 2007 |
| Product compani | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Direct by | Ken Burns; Lynn Novick |
| Theme music compos | Wynton Marsalis; "American Anthem" music and lyrics by Gene Scheer; performed by Norah Jones |
| Episodes | EpisodesE07 · A World Without WarOct 2, 2007 E06 · The Ghost FrontOct 1, 2007 E05 · FUBARSep 30, 2007 View 4+ more |
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| ID | 909492 |
About The War
Six years in the making, Ken Burns' seven-part documentary series chronicles the horrifying historical impact of World War II from an American perspective by focusing on the personal stories of private citizens from four American towns: Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota. Together, these four communities serve as a tapestry of the ordeal Americans went through during the four years of the war, as witnesses share their own vivid and often harrowing accounts of how the war dramatically altered their lives as well as those of their friends and neighbours. … MORE
Ukraine war: Soldier tells BBC of front-line 'hell'
... This soldier s testimony, however, reveals splits between Ukraine s government and its generals over the state of The War...
'Labour won't turn on spending taps' says Starmer
... " " Taxes are higher than at any time since The War, none of which was true in 2010...
Israeli forces reported to be pushing into southern Gaza
... More than 15,500 people have been killed in the strip since The War began, the ministry also said...
Israel-Gaza: UK launches surveillance flights to find Hamas hostages
... The ministry says more than 15,200 people have died in The War in Gaza, sparked by Hamas s attack on Israel on 7 October that killed at least 1,2000 people...
Israel-Gaza war: Residents of Khan Younis say Israeli strikes heaviest since start of war
...By Hugo Bachega in Jerusalem & Adam Durbin in LondonBBC NewsIsrael has carried out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza, with residents describing it as the heaviest bombing of The War...
Bowen: US sets clearer red lines for Israel as ceasefire ends
... " How it does that and what happens next are now the number one preoccupations of Mr Netanyahu, his political allies and enemies in Israel and Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state who has made four trips to Israel and the region since The War started...
UN says end of ceasefire 'nightmare' for people in Gaza
... Israel conducted air strikes on southern Gaza on Friday morning, where hundreds of thousands of people fled earlier in The War to escape fighting in the north...
Why has the Gaza ceasefire come to an end?
... Throughout the week-long ceasefire, Mr Netanyahu has come under pressure, particularly from right-wing elements in his government, to re-start The War - something Israel has continually made clear it intended to do once the agreement had come to an end...
Russia holds the second world war victory parade in coronavirus shadow
Russian soldiers were joined by forces from several other countries for The Parade
Russia celebrates its greatest holiday, the Victory Day with a military parade in Moscow that was meant to be, Will take place on 9. May.
President Vladimir Putin reluctantly, the big annual celebration postponed due to Corona-Virus-pandemic.
It has been 75 years since the Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany . World War cost More Than 20 million Soviet lives.
the Moscow lockdown has been relaxed, in this month, so that The Parade , with Tanks and long-range rockets to go to the front.
The annual parade on the Red Square is always an occasion for President Putin to be Russian, Patriotic feelings, in a manner reminiscent of Soviet times.
Vintage T-34 Tanks - the mainstay of The War of the Red Army samples in MoscowHe has restored-Cold-war-era Soviet symbols, and in 2008, he is back heavy weapons in The Parade . The black-and-gold-war-St-George-Band-is especially pervasive.
Nazi Germany surrendered and the Allies - great Britain, the USA and the USSR on 8. May 1945. But traditionally, Russia and other ex-Soviet republics mark the victory at the 9. May.
press and Hold the delayed event on the 24. June commemorates the Victory Parade staged by the USSR back in 1945.
This year The Parade is special for Mr Putin, because in a week, Russia Will hold a countrywide vote on constitutional amendments, which are expected to stay to pave The Way for him in power through 2024, if his term of office expires.
Technically, mass gatherings are still banned in Moscow, which continued to record a persistent high number of Covid-19 cases per day were reported More Than a 1,000 on Tuesday, the eve of The Parade .
Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin has called for the residents to stay At Home and watch The Parade on TV.
war veterans were invited to the grandstand, and the authorities believe that this enforced social distance means that you can watch without wearing masks. All those who were invited, are required to be tested for The Virus .
join The military units that were in quarantine during the weeks of rehearsals, the avoidance of contact with persons not directly involved in The Event .
The Parade was the feature of about 13,000 Military Personnel , 234 armored cars, and 75 aircraft of the implementation of the traditional flypast.
units took part in most of the ex-Soviet republics, as well as from China, Mongolia, and Serbia.
the military parades were also held in other cities, including "hero of the city", saw the heaviest fighting in the Soviet "Great Patriotic war" against The Nazis .
In Russia's Far East , Vladivostok is a parade without spectators, although The War veterans and the civil servants were to be seen, the local media reported. However, this year, 13 metropolises and large cities, decided not to stage parades.
Mr Putin recognizes on a personal level with the victims in The War : his father was seriously wounded in the fight and his newborn brother Viktor died during The Siege of Leningrad - Today 's St. Petersburg.
Some of the great leaders of the world, have participated in the cancelled 9. May day parade, including the French President, Emmanuel Macron , and the Chinese President Xi Jinping .
Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is expected this year, but only a few other European politicians.
russia, coronavirus pandemic, vladimir putin, world war two
Source of news: bbc.com
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