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Experience America's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. This propaganda film was released by the U.S. Information Agency and focuses on American involvement in the Vietnam War. This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
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The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick 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...
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This 1967 episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series is a report to the American people, presenting a military that faces a unique challenge in Vietnam but is adapting through new technology and tactics to overcome obstacles. This video from the National Archives and Records Administration tells a story in which the "crucible of Vietnam" is creating a better army for the immediate task and its overall world-wide mission. It portrays...
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This archival footage reveals combat and other activities in Vietnam during April 1966. Elements include: 25th Infantry Division; 173rd Airborne; inspection tour of General H. K. Johnson; and events in Thailand and the Dominican Republic. Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
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This film reviews the cultural and religious history of Vietnam, along with the development of, and U.S. involvement in, the Vietnam War. Produced for the U.S. government in 1971 by John Ford, the highly controversial film supporting the war in Vietnam was never officially released. Note: The war footage includes combat scenes, civilian massacres, anti-war protest and mistreatment of Prisoners of War (POWs). The film concludes with a quick succession...
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This film presents definitions of patriotism by U.S. citizens, members of our armed forces and Vietnam P.O.W. returnees. The voices of Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and John Kennedy express reasons why American servicemen fought and died for their country through the years. Draws the conclusion that patriotism is alive, well, and working in the United States and, best of all, each person is free to define it in his or her own words....
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Archival footage reveals combat and other activities in Vietnam during January and February 1966. Elements include: 1st Infantry Division, Army Aviation Company, Army Engineers, 25th Infantry Division, ROK forces, the Honolulu Conference, communication sites, and more. Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
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This archival footage recounts the story of the Army Corps of Engineers and their mission in Vietnam to build bridges, airfields, and roads that bring mobility to the combat forces. Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
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This archival footage reveals military activities in Vietnam during October and November 1966. Elements include: 101st Airborne Division; Aviation Company; 1st Air Cavalry Division; emergency aid to flooded Mekong Delta region; and Philippine civic action projects. Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
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This archival footage reveals military activities in Vietnam during April and May 1966. Elements include: the 25th Infantry Division; the 173rd Airborne Brigade; the 1st Cavalry Division command change; and events in the Dominican Republic, Thailand, and USAREUR. Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
14) The Full Blade
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This archival footage reveals a civic action program being carried out by the Marine Corps in Vietnam. Vietnamese farmers harvest rice crop for the first time in many years, guarded by Marines who had cleared the area of Viet Cong. Food distributions and medical assistance are given to the Vietnamese. Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
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This archival footage reveals U.S. military activities in Vietnam during January, February, and March, 1966. Elements include: 25th Infantry, 1st Air Cavalry, 1st Infantry, 101st Airborne, 173rd Airborne, 5th SP "HALO" training; and 8th Army Honor Guard. Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
16) Vietnam War
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This newsreel film explores the personalities of the negotiators at the Paris Peace Talk, the prospects for peace in Vietnam, reconstruction, and Vietnamization. Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
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This episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series takes viewers to remote and hazardous locales in South Vietnam to show them what the United States Army, Air Force, and Navy are doing to contain the spread of Communism. How the military operations of our Special Force units are living, operating, and helping the Vietnamese is shown in this video from the National Archives and Records Administration as motion picture star James Arness...
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This archival footage reveals military activities in Vietnam during November and December 1966. Elements include: 1st Infantry Division, 6th Psychological Operations Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division, and U.S. Marines USAREUR training and recreational activities of military personnel. Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
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This archived film explores the role of United States Army advisor, Captain William R. Johnston, to the Army of the Republic of Viet Nam in South Vietnam, 1962-1963, and the lessons he learned while sharing command with his ARVN counterpart, as they protect an important sugar mill, construct a strategic hamlet, protect and repair supply routes, and construct a defense outpost while fighting guerrilla Viet Cong. This digitally remastered version may...
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This U.S. army film describes the strategy of Vietnamization, and argues that South Vietnam's government and military are becoming capable of providing security and winning the people's loyalty. It describes South Vietnamese policies that are bringing development, and indications that security is improving.