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Informative - [16 Mar 2009]
I believe this series is extremely informative. It gives some of the best footage of the war in my opinion.
in my opinion.
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Hubby watches it often - [07 Mar 2009]
Hubby is a Vietnam veteran and truly enjoys watching these dvds over and over again.
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A Lot of unseen unbiased news footage - [22 Feb 2009]
Like a lot of guys my age I'm obsessed with all things Vietnam. I was at the point where I honestly thought I'd seen every bit of film ever shot in Vietnam during the American involvement (65-72) and then from 72 to the fall of Saigon in 75. Then I stumbled...
honestly thought I'd seen every bit of film ever shot in Vietnam during the American involvement...
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Great christmas gift! - [04 Feb 2009]
I bought this for my Dad for christmas and he loves it. He is older and loves war books, movies etc etc. He goes on and on about how great it is. Definitely a must have for the war buff that you know.
etc etc. He goes on and on about how great it is. Definitely a must have for the war ...
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Fascinating and moving - [18 Jan 2009]
This documentary brings the Vietnam War to life with plenty of newsreel footage. It is also very moving, when it shows the suffering of the Vietnamese people as well as the suffering of the soldiers.
very moving, when it shows the suffering of the Vietnamese people as well as the suffering...
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Fascinating stuff... - [05 Jan 2009]
When deciding on a good Vietnam documentary I knew I wanted something extensive and with plenty of first hand accounts. This brought me to this DVD and the PBS Television History of Vietnam DVD. After reading the reviews of the PBS version I was dismayed...
of first hand accounts. This brought me to this DVD and the PBS Television History of...
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TV Reporting - [02 Jun 2007]
I used portions of the DVD in a course I taught on the "History of Television". Many of the segments are the closest thing that you can come to recreating for students today what was meant by the often used phrase "living room war" or "television war"...
segments are the closest thing that you can come to recreating for students today what was...
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These are the evening news stories I grew up with. - [24 Jan 2006]
These are the evening news stories I grew up with. It's a great experience to see them again years later, with the perspective we have today. If you like this series you might also enjoy John Laurence's book about his years as a television reporter in...
years later, with the perspective we have today. If you like this series you might also ...
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A great look into a past that we rarely see - [20 Aug 2005]
This is a great look into the past at scenes of the Vietnam War we rarely see. A good visual experience of the past and of what our fathers and mothers endured. A great set that I recommend to all, and definately as a teaching tool in our schools and ...
experience of the past and of what our fathers and mothers endured. A great set that I recommend...
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And that's the way it wasn't... - [11 Mar 2005]
This DVD set contains a compilation of news stories presented as history years after the fact by Walter Cronkite and his cronies at CBS News. This series of 30-minute programs does provides an opportunity to see how the war was covered by CBS News. But...
by Walter Cronkite and his cronies at CBS News. This series of 30-minute programs does ...
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