TY - BOOK AU - Ward,Geoffrey C. AU - Burns,Ken AU - Novick,Lynn TI - The war: an intimate history, 1941-1945 SN - 0307262839 (alk. paper) : PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - Alfred A. Knopf KW - City and town life KW - United States KW - History KW - 1933-1945 KW - Soldiers KW - Anecdotes KW - War and families KW - War and society KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Social aspects N1 - Based on a Ken Burns film directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick; Lining papers decorated with photographs depicting the men and women who were citizens of the four towns featured in "The War."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 436-440) and index; A necessary war, December 1941-December 1942 -- When things get tough, January - November 1943 -- A deadly calling, November 1943-June 1944 -- Pride of our nation, June-August 1944 -- Fubar, August-December 1944 -- A world without war, March-August 1945 N2 - As companion to his PBS series airing in September 2007, "The War" focuses on the citizens of four towns--Luverne, Minnesota; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama, following more than forty people from 1941 to 1945. Maps and hundreds of photographs enrich this compelling, unflinching narrative ER -