Documentary Films

 

The Bombing of Germany

Miller was chief historical consultant for the Bombing of Germany, a documentary produced by W6BH-TV for presentation on The American Experience. The documentary is based on Miller’s book Masters of the Air. It premiered on February 8, 2010.
 

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Chicago: City of the Century 

 

Miller’s book, City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America, was turned into a full-length documentary series that first appeared on PBS’s The American Experience.

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A Biography of America 

Miller is lead scholar and on-air host of A Biography of America, a new 26-part PBS video series and telecourse that covers American history from pre-Columbian beginnings to the present. Miller conceptualized and named the series and helped recruit the other nationally-known historians who participated. He wrote seventeen of the scripts, edited the others, and hosted on-air interviews with numerous historians and novelists.

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Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided

Miller has participated in the making of several film documentaries, including “Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided,” a six-hour program premiering in February 2001 in the 13th season of the acclaimed PBS television series The American Experience.

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America 1900

 

“America 1900,” which won the George Foster Peabody award, the most prestigious recognition of excellence in broadcasting and cable, kicked off the 11th season (1998-99) of The American Experience.

 

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