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

Told in the voices of Vonnegut family members, friends, and scholars, this program takes an intimate look at not just one of the world's most-read books, "Slaughterhouse-Five," but at the man who created it. The portrait that emerges is a human one, revealing a talented but troubled man who wrote a great book in part to help heal himself and his wounded spirit after experiencing great trauma.

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

28m 47s

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.

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

    28m 47s

    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.

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