25 years after the end of the Vietnam War, some of the conflict’s most harrowing images can be seen in this documentary. Long forgotten pictures rediscovered in American Army archives, censured for their violence, or restricted by military secrecy. Unedited, identified by clapperboard, this raw material depicts war in its routine, the eye of the camera capturing a crack fighting force, from the world’s most powerful nation, in disintegration.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311843
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Psychological aspects
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)