The War A Necessary War: December 1941 - December 1942 (Season 1, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | 143 min | Documentary, History, War

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The War

A Necessary War: December 1941 - December 1942 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 143 min | Documentary, History, War

This series profiles World War II as seen primarily through the eyes of people living in just four U.S. Cities. This episode details an antebellum period before the attack on Pearl Harbor, that attack, the fall of the Phillipines, the ...See moreThis series profiles World War II as seen primarily through the eyes of people living in just four U.S. Cities. This episode details an antebellum period before the attack on Pearl Harbor, that attack, the fall of the Phillipines, the Bataan Death March and the fighting at Guadalcanal. Written by Havan Ironoak See less

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31 cast members

Name	Known for
Keith David Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Glenn D. Frazier Self - Infantry Self - Infantry See fewer	Forgive - Don't Forget (2018)
Sam Hynes Self - Marine Pilot Self - Marine Pilot See fewer	The War (2007)
Jim Sherman Self - Resident of Luverne, Minnesota Self - Resident of Luverne, Minnesota See fewer	The War (2007)
Quentin Aanenson Self - Resident of Luverne, Minnesota Self - Resident of Luverne, Minnesota See fewer	A Fighter Pilot's Story (1993)
Earl Burke Self - Resident of Sacramento, California Self - Resident of Sacramento, California See fewer	The War (2007)
Burnett Miller Self - Resident of Sacramento, California Self - Resident of Sacramento, California See fewer	The War (2007)
Susumu Satow Self - Resident of Sacramento, California Self - Resident of Sacramento, California See fewer	The War (2007)
Ray Leopold Self - Resident of Waterbury, Connecticut Self - Resident of Waterbury, Connecticut See fewer	The War (2007)
Olga Ciarlo Self - Resident of Waterbury, Connecticut Self - Resident of Waterbury, Connecticut See fewer	The War (2007)
John Gray Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama See fewer	The War (2007)
Katharine Phillips Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama See fewer	He Has Seen War (2011)
Daniel Inouye Self - Resident of Hawaii Self - Resident of Hawaii See fewer	The Next Karate Kid (1994)
Sidney Phillips Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama See fewer	He Has Seen War (2011)
Barbara Covington Self - Resident of Sacramento, California Self - Resident of Sacramento, California See fewer	Mysterious Ways (2000)
Asako Tokuno Self - Resident of Sacramento, California Self - Resident of Sacramento, California See fewer	The War (2007)
Emma Belle Pelcher Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama See fewer	The War (2007)
Sascha Weinzheimer Self - Resident of Sacramento Valley, California Self - Resident of Sacramento Valley, California See fewer	The War (2007)
William Perkins Self - Resident of Sacramento, California Self - Resident of Sacramento, California See fewer	The War (2007)
Walter Thompson Self - Resident of Sacramento, California Self - Resident of Sacramento, California See fewer	The War (2007)
Willie Rushton Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama Self - Resident of Mobile, Alabama See fewer	The War (2007)
Burt Wilson Self - Resident of Sacramento, California Self - Resident of Sacramento, California See fewer	The War (2007)
William Douglas Lansford Self - Resident of California (as Bill Lansford) Self - Resident of California (as Bill Lansford) See fewer	Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Pete Arias Self - Resident of California Self - Resident of California See fewer	The War (2007)
Tom Hanks Al Mcintosh (voice) Al Mcintosh (voice) See fewer	Cast Away (2000)
Kevin Conway Reader (voice) Reader (voice) See fewer	Gettysburg (1993)
Rebecca Holtz Reader (voice) Reader (voice) See fewer	The War (2007)
Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Triumph of the Will (1935)
Benito Mussolini Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Hundred Days (1935)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)
Hideki Tôjô Self (archive footage) (as Hideki Tojo) Self (archive footage) (as Hideki Tojo) See fewer	Greater East Asia Conference (1943)