That is the title of Michael Maclear’s documentary published in 1981.The book is an excellent, comprehensive historical review of the war. It is one that I used along with over thirty other references as background for my historical narrative RECALL published late last year. I highly recommend Maclear’s book for history buffs. The in-depth documentary […]
Vietnam War – Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Atrocities
Millions of Americans are familiar with the graphic photos of the era depicting the horrors of war that I featured in my recent blogs – Iconic Photos and More Images. If you are not aware of these photos, take a moment to review a selected few that captured the terror and pathos of war on […]
How Well Do You Remember the Vietnam War?
Vietnam War Memories & An Excerpt from RECALL Half our population was not born in the 1960’s so they have no first-hand knowledge of the Vietnam War. They base their knowledge on war stories, movies, and a collection of myths – Not a reliable fact-based perspective, don’t be deluded. Many of those who were alive […]
Vietnam – The Shadow Wars
The Shadow Wars of Vietnam The Vietnam war was an asymmetrical war, commonly referred to as a guerilla war. For those unfamiliar, it usually involved platoon or company size conflicts, not huge battles. The combat basically consisted of sporadic encounters with the Viet Cong in juggles, rain forests and rice paddies, not the large WWII […]
The Vietnam War – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR THE GOOD: The empathy for another man’s suffering defines the experience. Larry Burrow’s famous wartime Pulitzer prize winning battlefield photo, “Reaching Out” in 1966 illustrated the compassion for one’s comrade. The backstory is compelling and I recently wrote a blog on this touching story. […]
Vietnam – The Fake News Debate
Judging from the responses to my “Fake News” blogs posted on February 7th and February 22nd and letters to the editor in the WSJ last month, there remains a lot of interest in this subject. How much did the reporting of the Vietnam war’s progress influence American public opinion? Especially at the pivotal point in […]
