They were raw but ready,
scared but brave, and determined to care for their brothers wherever they might fall. Discover the 50,000 combat nurse volunteers who served under fire wth courage and competence in every theatre of World War II, on land, sea and in the air. Through intimate eye-witness accounts, this one-hour television documentary reveals the critical role that combat nurses played in a dramatic WWII battle-the battle to save lives and heal shattered bodies.
Armed with only a tape recorder, Studs Terkel, the famed Chicago-based radio interviewer and Pulitzer Prize author, has spent more than half a century at the eye of the storm, painting a picture of Ameica through the voices of its people. In this one-hour television program, viewers will experience the warmth and vigor of Studs as he recalls the hopes, dreams, struggles and defeats of the celebrated and the non-celebrated American from steelworker to star performer, from musicians to gangsters, politicians to hookers.
HE ALCOHOL FILES: Middle School Science InvestigationsAlcohol abuse among teenagers is on the rise, but what can be done to stem the tide? This educational DVD based series brings a new approach to alcohol education, giving middle-school science teachers an innovative curriculum for getting students actively involved in learning about the effects of alcohol on the human body through scientific investigations. This self-contained teacher training package will allow teachers to incorporate these meaningful investigations within the science education standards mandated by the states.