World War II With Tom Hanks A&E Television Networks, LLC/Art Streiber Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment On the brink of World War III, let's look back at World War II. WWII historian and sometimes actor Tom Hanks has a new documentary series set at History channel reexamining the Second World War through a modern lens.