WASHINGTON and New York: PBS has partnered with Dan Klores Communications to extend the seven-part miniseries The War beyond the television set in order to better inform the public about World War II.
Airing through November, filmmaker Ken Burns' The War recounts a history of WWII through the first-hand recollections of American veterans. An ongoing community outreach and educational campaign uses that "as a jumping-off place to inspire people" to learn more, said Lea Sloan, VP of communications for PBS.
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