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Whether on a battlefield or the homefront, World War II touched the lives of every family in America. “THE WAR,” a new series by nationally acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns, intertwines vivid eyewitness accounts with archival footage to demonstrate that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.

When: Wednesday, November 14, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Frank and Katrina Basile Theater, Indiana History Center 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN 46202

From GIs in foxholes to victory gardeners, everyone contributed; everyone had a job to do. View clips from the “THE WAR,” share experiences, and celebrate the bravery, endurance, and sacrifice of Americans who lived through the greatest cataclysm in history. Admission is free. Visit www.pbs.org/thewar for much more information.  See November 17 for a related program, Gathering the Stories of Everyday Heroes. Presented by WFYI and Indiana Historical Society.

THE WAR, a seven-part series directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, tells the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four quintessentially American towns. The series explores the most intimate human dimensions of the greatest cataclysm in history — a worldwide catastrophe that touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America — and demonstrates that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives. Throughout the series, the indelible experience of combat is brought vividly to life as veterans describe what it was like to fight
and kill and see men die at places like Monte Cassino and Anzio and Omaha Beach; the Hürtgen Forest and the Vosges Mountains and the Ardennes; and on the other side of the world at Guadalcanal and Tarawa and Saipan; Peleliu and the Philippine Sea and Okinawa. In all of the battle scenes, dramatic historical footage and photographs are combined with extraordinarily realistic sound effects to give the film a terrifying, visceral immediacy.

Questions? Call 317-636-2020 or e-mail gstrong@wfyi.org

If this sounds interesting, contrast the way women’s stories were told, untold, and mistold after the Civil War on October 5. And attend the workshop Gathering the Stories of Everyday Heroes November 17.

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