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FRONTLINE; Retreat from Beirut

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Series

FRONTLINE

Program

Retreat from Beirut

Program Number

307

Series Description

Premiered January 1983 Since January 1983, FRONTLINE has served as American public television's - PBS - flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its television broadcast debut as "the last best hope for broadcast documentaries," FRONTLINE's stature over 23 years is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human experience. Series release date: 1/1983

Program Description

One year after the pullout of American Marines in Beirut the question remains: where should Americans die and what should they die for? They went to keep the peace. But 241 died, caught in a military and political cross fire. Correspondent William Greider examines the profound decision.

Duration

00:66:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

Public Affairs

News

Citation

Chicago: “FRONTLINE; Retreat from Beirut,” GBH Archives, accessed October 14, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_0700332DD0214E9B9990C1BCDBF076A0.

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