Movie Screening: The Great War
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
Independence, MO
Relive the stories of World War I through unpublished diaries and letters from nurses, journalists and doughboys in this three-part film series that originally aired last year on PBS. Called 鈥淓normously absorbing鈥� by The Wall Street Journal, The Great War tells the captivating story of the bloodiest war the world had ever seen and how this conflict turned the United States into a dominant player on the international stage.
Join the National Park Service and the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum for the first part of this film, presented in honor of the 100-year anniversary of the Battle of Who Run, which was the first time Captain Truman and Battery D faced combat. Part 2 will be shown on Thursday, October 11, and the final part will be shown as part of the Truman Library鈥檚 Veterans Day event on Sunday, November 11.
This screening is presented in conjunction with 鈥楬eroes or Corpses鈥�: Captain Truman in World War I, the Truman Library鈥檚 special exhibition on Harry Truman鈥檚 military service and how it helped set him on the path toward the presidency.
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.