Posted on 07/14/2018 12:04:36 PM PDT by eastforker
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s ten-part, 18-hour documentary series, THE VIETNAM WAR, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history as it has never before been told on film. Visceral and immersive, the series explores the human dimensions of the war through revelatory testimony of nearly 80 witnesses from all sides—Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as combatants and civilians from North and South Vietnam. Ten years in the making, the series includes rarely seen and digitally re-mastered archival footage from sources around the globe, photographs taken by some of the most celebrated photojournalists of the 20th Century, historic television broadcasts, evocative home movies, and secret audio recordings from inside the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. THE VIETNAM WAR features more than 100 iconic musical recordings from greatest artists of the era and haunting original music from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross as well as the Silk Road Ensemble featuring Yo-Yo Ma.
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What is the title?
No it is not like that at all. What I found most interesting is how we got involved.He never depicted them as peace loving, rather as ruthless and determined.
The men I served with say this PBS film is total BS.
What years were you in Vietnam?
FWIW, to the VC, they were quite patriotic and they did fight relentlessly.Of course they were brainwashed in their politics but they did fight bravely for their northern half of the country.
Got through four episodes. A pack of whiny libtards all condemning the US and its brave soldiers. Almost threw-up. I did two tours in Vietnam and not once did I encounter any of the people in his series. Burns hates America and produces garbage.
Again, your unit, dates and MOS?
True, but still run by the children of the northern communists. As for the South Vietnamese who supported us, those who could not escape were slaughtered. The war was reported by mediocre alcoholics who rarely left the roof of the Rex Hotel in Saigon. And many believe what they said.
As I stated earlier, I only have fellow soldiers stories, I was not there.
PBS......bet no mention of traitors Fonda and McCain.
The northern half? The southern part was where they operated when in country.
I didn’t have that perception at all nor did I hear any condemnation of our soldiers except the mention of Tiger Force.
But now that I've seen the whole thing, it's clear that if you thought the war was winnable, you'll hate the show and find it biased, since it was biased against that view.
The soldiers interviewed had different experiences and different views on some of the details, but it looked like all of them ended up in the anti-war movement and the Vietnam Veterans Against the War.
The show made a good case that the war was unwinnable, but it was definitely biased and should have included people who took the opposing view so as to let viewers make up their own minds.
Then DO NOT push this pile of CRAP.
Yes it does.
Why didn’t we win then, ken?
“What’s the frequency, Kenneth?”
But I still believe economically, the South is much better off economically. Just do a comparison of Saigon today (I refuse to use the new name of the city) to Hanoi.
Brigadier General Robin Olds , triple ace, encompassing WW 2 and Vietnam
When Olds came home it was to brief the President and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His words with then President Lyndon B. Johnson were few, “Get us out of this GD war!”
When LBJ asked how, Olds replied, “It’s simple, sir - win it!”
Yep, the VC would come down from the North and infiltrate the south, many time in slums or countryside and ambush our troopes and arvn.
And thank you for your service.
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