American Experience  War Letters

War Letters brings to life vivid letters from the front. Details

 
 

Program: American Experience

Episode: War Letters

Based on newly discovered personal correspondence from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War, War Letters brings to life vivid eyewitness accounts of famous battles, intimate declarations of love and longing, poignant letters penned just before the writer was killed, and heartbreaking "Dear John" letters from home.

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Duration: (52:15)
Premiere Date: 05/30/2011
Episode Expires: Fri 30 May 2014
TV Rating: NR


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