The Century: America's Time

Season 1 Episode 2: 1914-1919: Shell Shock

The psychological damage inflicted by the stupefying bombardments of World War I was called shell shock, a term that aptly described the feeling of the post-war world. This program illustrates America's reluctant emergence as a world power and analyzes the impact of the wholesale sense of loss – of life, of husbands and fathers, and of sacred ideals such as honor, patriotism, and glory – that sprang from "the war to end all wars."

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

15

Cast:

Peter Jennings

Quality:

HD

Duration:

45 min

First Air:

1999

Rating:

7.5