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# A Necessary War
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/war/episode/war-necessary-war/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:51:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T14:00:23.000Z
- Description: The lives of Americans are changed forever on Dec. 7, 1941.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The War, Season 1, Episode 1, #ZZZ_Episode_63a8fec7-6b80-45c4-9100-38d178014a0d, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_ad4580e7-4eba-4324-8ade-f2a6329e8d43, #v1.16

The tranquil lives of the citizens of Mobile, AL; Sacramento, CA; Waterbury,CT; and Luverne,MN are shattered on December 7, 1941, as they, along with the rest of America are thrust into the greatest cataclysm in history.