Monday, September 14, 2009

The Things They Carried - 1914 - 2028


Check out this interesting article/slideshow from Forbes.

Things the Infantry Carried

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Country Joe McDonald - "Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die"

From the Woodstock documentary. Famous anti-war, ironic singalong.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Duck and Cover, Civil Defense Film (1951)

Know Your Enemy The Vietcong.1965 Viet Nam

Department of Defense film. Includes captured footage from Vietcong.

Why Vietnam?

Department of Defense film outlining reasons for the war.

Vietnam War - The Impact of Media

This expositional documentary attempts to rewrite the Vietnam War as the result of "media distortions" and "misrepresentations" that turned the public against the war. Made in 1984.

The Anderson Platoon: Part1

Award-winning documentary made in 1966 about platoon in Vietnam led by black soldier.

Frontline Video on Returning to Vietnam

Here's a good site from a Frontline episode featuring a Vietnamese refugee/journalist who returns to investigate what the Vietnamese are taught about the war.

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/vietnam/index.html

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Hearts & Minds Part I



You can click on the various other links to find the rest of the doc. They're listed as "vietnam war 2" etc.