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American Experience: War Letters

A collection of personal correspondence that brings to life the human side of war, from the American Revolution to the Gulf War. Monday at 10:30 p.m. on PBS-HD. by Colleen Greer

am_exp_letters-WWI_617x347 US artilleryman, World War I; March 7, 1918
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In every American war from the Revolutionary War to the Persian Gulf War, American military men and women have captured the horror, pathos and intensity of warfare by writing letters home. Tens of thousands of these letters have been handed down from generation to generation. Using the most compelling and enlightening of these missives, War Letters tells the story of American wars from the viewpoint of the men and women in the front lines.

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Monday at 10:30 p.m. on PBS-HD.

American Experience: War Letters

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