American Experience Season 2 Episode 4 The Great War: 1918 1989
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All lingering 19th-century notions of the romance of battle were replaced by the terrible reality of 20th-century mechanized warfare. At Verdun, the French lost 300,000 men; at the Somme, the English lost one million. Against this setting, America reluctantly sent its boys to fight. The wrenching and heroic accounts of U.S. soldiers and nurses who served in the closing battles of the bloodiest war of the century.
- Released: 1989-10-24
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars:
- Director: Cameo George
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1. The Great Air Race of 1924 1989-10-03
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2. Demon Rum 1989-10-10
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3. A Family Gathering 1989-10-17
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4. The Great War: 1918 1989-10-24
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5. Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil 1989-10-31
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6. Forever Baseball 1989-11-07
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7. Mr. Sears' Catalogue 1989-11-14
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8. Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven 1989-11-21
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9. Adam Clayton Powell 1989-11-28
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10. Journey to America 1989-12-05
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11. Ballad of a Mountain Man 1989-12-12
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12. Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice 1989-12-19
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13. Orphans of the Storm 1989-12-26
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14. Forbidden City, USA 1990-01-02
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15. Battle for Wilderness 1990-01-09
