McNamara’s Folly : The Use of Low-IQ Troops in the Vietnam War
Low-IQ Troops A presentation and reading by Hamilton Gregory, author of “McNamara’s Folly: The Use of Low-IQ Troops in the[…]
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The Quiet Mutiny (1970) Vietnam Interviews Part 1
Vietnam Conscript Soldiers 1970 Documentary by Australian journalist John Pilger with interviews with disillusioned Vietnam conscript soldiers – part 1[…]
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Sammy Davis, Medal of Honor – Vietnam War
Medal of Honor On November 18, 1967, Private First Class Sammy Davis, wounded and under intense enemy fire, crossed a[…]
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Vietnam Stories of Survivors
Vietnam Stories A video project by Zachary Warren – interviews with 10 Vietnam Veterans, sharing their stories of an often[…]
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Making of Platoon: “A Tour Of The Inferno”
Making of Platoon A wonderful documentary on the making of Oliver Stone’s “Platoon.” It features full interviews with all the[…]
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Vietnam Artillery Firebase Tactics
Artillery Firebase Tactics The Vietnam War was quite different in many ways, especially when it came to artillery combat and[…]
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Ed Eaton – Army Of One | Sniper Deadliest Missions
Army Of One At 19yrs old, in heli crash with broken back & broken rifle, Ed held off enemy from[…]
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Vietnam POW Ken Cordier Veteran Tales
Vietnam POW Ken Cordier was an F-4 pilot during the Vietnam War. He was shot down by a S.A.M. and[…]
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Rhodes Scholar Leads Marines into Vietnam | Karl Marlantes
Leads Marines into Vietnam In 1967, Karl Marlantes was a student at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship. The young[…]
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Abandoned in Hell’: How a Vietnam Captain led an Escape from Firebase Kate
Escape from Firebase Kate Captain William Albracht tells his story of escaping from a massive North Vietnamese attack on Firebase[…]
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