The image of Kim Phuc running down a road in the village of Trang Bang is symbolic of the horrors of the Vietnam War ...
Films specifically about the Vietnam War were far more nuanced and daring than the classic World War II films of Old Hollywood, and covered all aspects of combat itself, the systematic causes and ...
Explore the in-depth and award-winning documentary films, and related content in ... final days of the American involvement in the Vietnam War, those in control faced an impossible decision ...
Military history professor Bill Allison rates more Vietnam War movies, such as "Forrest Gump," for realism. Allison breaks down additional battlefield tactics used by the Viet Cong, or VC ...
While Wayne traveled to Southeast Asia, anti-war protests, draft-card burnings and marches decrying American troops’ involvement became more prevalent.
One combat veteran felt the blast of a grenade exploding near his face, then immediately wondered if his face still existed. Another vet had to break the arm of a fallen comrade to squeeze his ...