The acclaimed news team MacNeil & Lehrer produced a Vietnam War documentary that addresses how a “small, faraway conflict” in Indochina escalates with U.S. involvement and its divisive impact on the United States.
The proposal for the Vietnam War Memorial—Design Submission for the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Competition—March 1981 by Maya Lin. [Architect of the Vietnam War Memorial]
A less known Vietnam War story is the role of American women as Army nurses. U.S. Army nurses were sent to train the South Vietnamese nurses at the start of the conflict. As the war and its casualties escalated, more Army nurses were needed and how the war changed them forever is written in this book.
An explanation of United States involvement in the Vietnamese conflict according to President Lyndon B. Johnson: North Vietnam = “communist evil” while South Vietnam = “democratic good.” The documentary also details the escalation of U. S. military aid for South Vietnam against North Vietnam.
This documentary of the Vietnam War comes from the perspective of the journalists, cameramen, and news correspondents and their documentation of “A Television War.”
A documentary of personal memories told by journalists, actors, politicians, activists and more as they recall their experiences during the Vietnam era. (e.g. Secretary of State John Kerry; Dancer/actor Gregory Hines.)