Moyers & Company What It's Like to Go to War /
America has been at war for over a decade now, with millions of soldiers having seen death and dying up close in Afghanistan and Iraq. But most Americans, watching comfortably on their TVs and computers, witness mostly to statistics, stump speeches, and "expert" rhetoric, don't get wh...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Public Affairs Television (Firm) |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2012], c2012.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (56 min.) : sd., col. |
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| Summary: |
America has been at war for over a decade now, with millions of soldiers having seen death and dying up close in Afghanistan and Iraq. But most Americans, watching comfortably on their TVs and computers, witness mostly to statistics, stump speeches, and "expert" rhetoric, don't get what's really going on there. In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill Moyers talks to Karl Marlantes - a highly decorated Vietnam veteran, Rhodes scholar, author, and PTSD survivor - about what we on the insulated outside need to understand about the minds and hearts of our modern warriors. Marlantes shares with Moyers intimate stories about how his battlefield experiences both shaped and nearly destroyed him, even after returning to civilian life. "You take a young man and put him in the role of God, where he is asked to take a life..." Marlantes tells Moyers, "...that's something no 19-year-old is able to handle. |
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on September 27, 2012. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Brief Biography of Karl Marlantes (1:39) -- Divide Between the Warrior and the Rest of Us (1:44) -- Once You Have Killed, Can You Rejoin Humanity? (1:01) -- Reflecting on Vietnam Combat Experience (1:39) -- Judeo-Christian Culture and Combat (1:39) -- Lack of Mature Judgment (0:58) -- Group Identity and Combat (2:29) -- Boot Camp: Shedding Civilization (3:10) -- Shadow at Work in Combat (3:15) -- You Can Only Shove it Down So Long (1:28) -- Symptoms of PTSD (3:15) -- Marlantes on Heroism (5:16) -- What Mystics and Soldiers Have in Common (2:44) -- What Did You Learn in War About Evil? (4:27) -- "Not Like Killing Humans" (3:27) -- Marlantes on Robert Bales Rampage (2:10) -- Is Suicide a Way Out? (1:46) -- Changes in Combat Over Time (2:31) -- Alienation of Combat Veterans (2:40) -- What Do Returning Veterans Need? (1:51) -- Is the War Ever Over for Combat Veterans? (3:16) -- Credits: Moyers & Company: What It's Like to Go to War (0:56) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Broadcast dates: July 27, 2012, and November 23, 2012. America has been at war for over a decade now, with millions of soldiers having seen death and dying up close in Afghanistan and Iraq. But most Americans, watching comfortably on their TVs and computers, witness mostly to statistics, stump speeches, and "expert" rhetoric, don't get what's really going on there. In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill Moyers talks to Karl Marlantes - a highly decorated Vietnam veteran, Rhodes scholar, author, and PTSD survivor - about what we on the insulated outside need to understand about the minds and hearts of our modern warriors. Marlantes shares with Moyers intimate stories about how his battlefield experiences both shaped and nearly destroyed him, even after returning to civilian life. "You take a young man and put him in the role of God, where he is asked to take a life..." Marlantes tells Moyers, "...that's something no 19-year-old is able to handle. 9 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (56 min.) : sd., col. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
9 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |