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Wartorn 1861-2010, HBO Documentary Films in association with Attaboy Films ; produced by Jon Alpert, Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Matthew O'Neill ; directed by Jon Alpert and Ellen Goosenberg Kent

Label
Wartorn 1861-2010, HBO Documentary Films in association with Attaboy Films ; produced by Jon Alpert, Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Matthew O'Neill ; directed by Jon Alpert and Ellen Goosenberg Kent
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: TV-14
Main title
Wartorn 1861-2010
Oclc number
712277801
Responsibility statement
HBO Documentary Films in association with Attaboy Films ; produced by Jon Alpert, Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Matthew O'Neill ; directed by Jon Alpert and Ellen Goosenberg Kent
Runtime
68
Summary
Beginning with the first documented cases from the Civil War, the film examines occurrences of PTSD through two World Wars and Vietnam, as well as more recent cases involving soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The stories are told through soldiers' revealing letters and journals; photographs and combat footage; first-person interviews with veterans of WWII, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom; and interviews with family members of soldiers with PTSD
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
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