War letters stories of courage, longing and sacrifice

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Title:

Author:

Kenner, Robert.

Edition:

[DVD version].

Publication Information:

Burbank, CA : PBS Home Video : WGBH Education Foundation : distributed by Warner Home Video, [2002]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

In every American conflict from the Revolution to the Persian Gulf War, American military men and women have captured the horror, pathos and intensity of battle by writing letters home. Collecting 50,000 war letters, using the most compelling and enlightening of the missives and newly discovered home movies, this tells the story of American wars from the viewpoint of the men and women on the frontlines and those who waited at home.

General Note:

Based on Andrew Carroll's New York Times bestseller "War letters: extraordinary correspondence from Amerian war".

Major funding for "American Experience" is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers.

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Language:

English

Reading Level:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Subject Term:

Soldiers -- Correspondence.

War stories, American.

Genre:

Feature films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Documentary films.