| Description |
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
American Experience |
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American experience (Television program)
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| System Details |
DVD |
| Performer |
Readers: Joan Allen, Jordan Bridges, Chris Gehrman, Mike Hagiwara, Gerald McRaney, Esai Morales, Edward Norton, Bill Paxton, David Hyde Pierce, Giovanni Ribisi, Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Spacey, Eric Stoltz, Lawrence Turner, Courtney B. Vance |
| Note |
Based on Andrew Carroll's New York Times bestseller "War letters: extraordinary correspondence from American wars." |
| 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 |
| Language |
Closed-captioned |
| Subject |
Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence.
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War stories, American.
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American letters.
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Soldiers' writings, American.
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United States -- History, Military -- Sources.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Kenner, Robert.
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Taylor, Paul.
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Allen, Joan, 1956-
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Bridges, Jordan, 1973-
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Gehrman, Chris.
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Hagiwara, Mike.
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McRaney, Gerald.
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Morales, Esai.
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Norton, Edward.
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Paxton, Bill.
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Pierce, David Hyde.
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Ribisi, Giovanni, 1974-
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Sedgwick, Kyra.
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Spacey, Kevin.
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Stoltz, Eric, 1961-
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Turner, Lawrence.
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Vance, Courtney B.
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Reichline, Neil.
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Feinstein, Leonard.
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Adler, Mark.
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Carroll, Andrew.
War letters.
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PBS Home Video.
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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| ISBN |
0793698316 |
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9780793698318 |
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1415711305 Paramount set |
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9781415711309 Paramount set |
| Standard No. |
841887050364 (Paramount : set) |
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841887050364 |
| Music No. |
705036 WGBH Educational Foundation |
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AMER6401 WGBH Educational Foundation |
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