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Pride of our Nation

Season 1 Episode 4

On June 6, 1944, D-Day, 1.5 million Allied troops take part in the greatest invasion in history, but then bog down in Norman hedgerows for weeks. Saipan proves the costliest Pacific battle to date, while back home dreaded telegrams for the War Department begin arriving at an inconceivable rate.

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President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
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Germany and the Japanese surrender too and millions try to learn to live without war.
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By mid March, 1945, they are across the Rhine, while Russians are 50 miles from Berlin.
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Victory in Europe seems imminent.
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Americans are shocked by losses on the Pacific and Allied forces are stalled.
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Americans mobilize for total war at home and overseas
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The lives of Americans are changed forever on Dec. 7, 1941.
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