"The real story—told by those who were there."

2025

1 Seasons

6 Episodes

8.4(17 votes)

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Overview

The reunion of old friends, first-person accounts, and rarely seen footage paint an extraordinary and deeply profound picture of what it was like to live through one of history's longest wars.

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Ethan Hawke

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Showrunner: David Glover
Mark Raphael
Produced by: Caroline Marsden
Georgina Turner

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