Documentarian Ken Burns talks about the making of his new WWII retrospective. *The War* explores the history and horror of WWII from an American perspective by following the fortunes of so-called ordinary men and women who become caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in human history. Six years in the making, this epic, 14-hour film focuses on the stories of citizens from four geographically distributed American towns: Waterbury, CT; Mobile, AL; Sacramento, CA; and the tiny farming town of Luverne, MN.
Kenneth Lauren Burns is an American director and producer of documentary films known for his style of making use of archival footage and photographs. Among his most notable productions are *The Civil War* (1990), *Baseball* (1994), *Jazz* (2001) and *The War* (2007). Burns's documentaries have been nominated for two Academy Awards (*Brooklyn Bridge* in 1982 and *The Statue of Liberty* in 1986) and have won seven Emmy Awards.