Coming to PBS in September. <br /><br />THE WAR, a seven-part series directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, tells the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four quintessentially American towns. <br /><br />In this excerpt from episode one, Sidney Phillips of Mobile, AL describes how he set out to enlist in the Navy… but ended up in the Marines. <br /><br />For more information, visit <a class="link" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pbs.org/thewar">http://www.pbs.org/thewar</a> <br /><br />Premieres Sunday, September 23rd at 8pm ET/PT
