Photo: #Filmmaker Ken Burns' newest documentary project, "The War," chronicles the lives of soldiers fighting in World War II, and the changes seen in their hometowns.
Photo: #Luverne, Minnesota is one of the towns featured in Ken Burns' new documentary, "The War," which intertwines eyewitness accounts of the realities of life on the front lines with reminiscences of Americans who carried on with daily life in their hometowns.
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Filmmaker Ken Burns' newest documentary project, "The War," chronicles the lives of soldiers fighting in World War II, and the changes seen in their hometowns. (Photo by Cable Risdon, 2002)
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Ken Burns' latest project, "The War," documents the lives of men and women in four towns, including Luverne, Minnesota, who carried on with everyday life while their soldiers were overseas during World War II.

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