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The Children's Crusade Revisited: Slaughterhouse-Five at 50

Explore the impact of Kurt Vonnegut’s 1969 anti-war novel Slaughterhouse-Five.

Aired 08/12/2020 | Rating TV-PG

The Children's Crusade Revisited: Slaughterhouse-Five at 50

The Children's Crusade Revisited: Slaughterhouse-Five at 50

Special | 28m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Explore the impact of Kurt Vonnegut’s 1969 anti-war novel Slaughterhouse-Five.

A veteran of World War II, Vonnegut based his classic novel in part on his traumatic experience as a young prisoner of war during the Allied firebombing of Dresden in Feb. 1945. The documentary gives an intimate look at the talented but troubled author and the impacts of his anti-war novel on American literature and culture.

Aired 08/12/2020 | Rating TV-PG

The Children's Crusade Revisited: Slaughterhouse-Five at 50 is a local public television program presented by WFYI

The Children's Crusade Revisited: Slaughterhouse-Five at 50

The Children's Crusade Revisited: Slaughterhouse-Five at 50

Special | 28m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

A veteran of World War II, Vonnegut based his classic novel in part on his traumatic experience as a young prisoner of war during the Allied firebombing of Dresden in Feb. 1945. The documentary gives an intimate look at the talented but troubled author and the impacts of his anti-war novel on American literature and culture.

Aired 08/12/2020 | Rating TV-PG

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The Children's Crusade Revisited: Slaughterhouse-Five at 50 is a local public television program presented by WFYI

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