"Words are ammunition. Each word an American utters either helps or hurts the war effort. He must stop rumors. He must challenge the cynic and the appeaser. He must not speak recklessly. He must remember that the enemy is listening."

-- Government Information Manual for the Motion Picture Industry, Office of War Information
"Civilians must have the war brought home to them. Every individual must be made to see the immediacy of the danger to him. He must be made to understand that he is an integral part of the war front, and that if he loses the war, he loses everything."

-- Government Information Manual for the Motion Picture Industry, Office of War Information
"These jobs will have to be glorified as a patriotic war service if American women are to be persuaded to take them and stick to them. Their importance to a nation engaged in total war must be convincingly presented."

-- Basic Program Plan for Womanpower, Office of War Information
"Accentuate the Positive, Eliminate the Negative, Latch on to the Affirmative, Don't Mess with Mr. In-Between."

-- Hit song, 1945; music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by Johnny Mercer

About Our Sponsors

CPTV is pleased to have Webster Bank and the Republican American as local sponsors of the preview screening and broadcast of The War. Both prestigious organizations are headquartered in Waterbury and have long-standing ties to its community.

Webster Bank

"Webster is pleased to partner with CPTV in presenting Ken Burns' highly anticipated documentary, 'TheWar'", states Webster Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James C. Smith. "As a company founded in Waterbury just a few short years before the eve of this enormous historical event, we are especially thrilled that Mr. Burns decided to highlight the Brass City as one of the American urban centers that worked and sacrificed to support the Allied effort. Waterbury is a city with a rich heritage of both manufacturing and patriotism, two elements that joined well and proudly during the war."

Republican-American

Republican-American is pleased to announce a partnership with CPTV and Webster Bank to help bring Ken Burns' production of "The War" to Connecticut.

The Burns documentary traces the lives of four American communities through Word War II. One of those cities is Waterbury, home of the Republican-American, which has been the leading daily newspaper throughout the Naugatuck Valley region for more than a century. (The other towns in the documentary are Mobile, Ala., Sacramento, Calif. and Luverne, Minn.)

"This is a natural partnership for us," said William J. Pape, president and publisher of the Republican-American. "We're deeply rooted in this community and region and through the pages of the morning Republican and afternoon American, we charted the course of World War II. Waterbury, home to the three largest brass manufacturing companies in the world at that time, was a production power house for everything from munitions to belt buckles. And the region certainly gave its share of young men to fight in Europe and the Pacific."

The newspaper holds veterans of all wars in special esteem, Pape said, noting that the newspaper specifically honored "The Greatest Generation" in 2004 and 2005 with a series called "Portraits of Honor." The series was built from first-person and family vignettes of their lives and service during World War II.

Jonathan Kellogg, the paper's executive editor, said the Republican-American looks forward to the Burns documentary airing this fall. It's a natural way for us to educate younger generations about the sacrifice and heroics of the region during the World War years, he said.

"We're honored to have a role as a sponsor and to provide continuing coverage in daily newspaper for this important documentary project," he said.

CPTV's Presentation of The War is sponsored locally by:

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Please note that The War presents historical images and footage that depicts real combat and its aftermath.
Viewer discretion is advised.

The War will air over two weeks, beginning Sunday, September 23, 2007 (four nights the first week and three nights the second week).

Sun., Sept 23, 2007
8-10:30 p.m.; 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Mon., Sept. 24, 2007
8-10 p.m.; 10 p.m.-12 a.m.
Tues., Sept. 25, 2007
8-10 p.m.; 10 p.m.-12 a.m.
Wed., Sept. 26, 2007
8-10:30 p.m.; 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Sun., Sept. 30, 2007
8-10:30 p.m.; 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Mon., Oct. 1, 2007
8-10 p.m.; 10 p.m.-12 a.m.
Tues., Oct. 2, 2007
8-10:30 p.m.; 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Special Preview

Attend a Special Preview Screening of The War, Introduced by Ken Burns

Monday September 10 at 7 p.m.
Palace Theater, Waterbury

Join CPTV for a special preview screening of The War at the historic Palace Theater in Waterbury. The screening includes compelling clips from the seven-part series that explores the history of World War II from an American perspective. Burns, an award-winning filmmaker, will introduce the screening and highlight Waterbury's distinction as one of only four communities in the country featured in this landmark series. After the screening, Burns will be available for what is certain to be a captivating question and answer session with the audience.

For tickets to this historic event, contact the Palace Theater Box office at 203-755-4700 or click here to visit their website