Williamsburg Regional Library

The great war, an Insignia Films Production for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation

Label
The great war, an Insignia Films Production for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The great war
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
975891651
Responsibility statement
an Insignia Films Production for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation
Runtime
360
Summary
In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of America's entry into the war on April 6, 1917, a six-hour documentary presented over three nights, explores how World War I changed America and the world. Drawing on the latest scholarship, including unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, it tells the rich and complex story of the conflict through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as 'doughboys.'
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
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Is Part Of
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