Vietnam War With Walter Cronkite
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DVD: Region Code 1Audio: English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Black & White, Color, Dolby, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 720 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 1985 CBS News Video Library
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DVD Review: I was there
Summary: 3 Stars
As an infantry dog handler, I was interested to see the story on Charlie, 2/7, since I was there and was on point that day. As a dog handler, I went out on log day and worked until the next log day. Our unit, 25th Scout Dog Platoon, worked with 2/7 and 1/7. Charlie 2/7 was everyones favorite. The guys were good and knew what they were doing. Delta Co was called "no DEROS Delta" (DEROS is the day you are scheduled to leave country). Alpha was filled with newbies my first time out with them. Not a good situation. I had good friends in Bravo, but Charlie was the best to be out with. Charlie Co had fewer casualties because they knew what they were doing, not because they refused to do anything. The medic they interviewed was the best.
I had read the Stars and Stripes version of what happened (I still have the article). It was a propaganda piece from the Army standpoint, this video was the same thing from a different perspective. Stars and Stripes was basically a story saying that the troops know what they are doing and won't accept faulty orders. This video presents the troops as more a group of kids in survivor mode and mostly against what they were doing. There were a lot of guys that fit that description (me included), but it is a generality and doesn't give the sense of commaraderie and sacrifice that existed. I walked point all the time and never questioned the guys behind me once. The camera crew stayed with the CP so they did not come out to the road until all the controversy was over. The pieced together a story that fit their perspective. Interestingly, the TV crew never mentioned the dog! I suspect it was because it didn't fit their story. We did know why they wanted us on that road. Battalion had ordered an arc light (B52 drop) and neglected to extract us. 3 clicks down the road was an opening big enough for a 7 bird pickup. That was the Bn Commander's salvation; it would take a couple of days to get 3 clicks breaking brush. Walking a road would get us there in less than an hour.Problem was, nobody in that area (Tay Ninh Province) walked roads or trails, not just Charlie Co. To do so was suicide.
When I walked out on the trail that day, there were fresh slick tracks (VC footprints) and an empty pack of Vietnamese cigs. My dog got about 20 feet and froze. He wouldn't move! He was an aggresive dog who loved contact and hated gooks. I knew something big was down that road. I told my shotgun that the dog won't move and neither will I. My shotgun sent the word back, "Dogman won't move, neither will we." To this day, I think the commander wanted to get us all killed so he wouldn't have to tell the Air Force to abort and admit he forgot his troops were there. Another point not mentioned by the camera team; the first helicopter out went down the road and received heavy fire about 200 meters from where we stopped. The rest of the extraction went the other way.
As for the rest of the DVD set, it does give a sense
DVD Review: Informative
Summary: 5 Stars
I believe this series is extremely informative. It gives some of the best footage of the war in my opinion.DVD Review: Hubby watches it often
Summary: 4 Stars
Hubby is a Vietnam veteran and truly enjoys watching these dvds over and over again.DVD Review: A Lot of unseen unbiased news footage
Summary: 5 Stars
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 across this gem. Cronkite hosts this series and runs us through some classic news reports from back then. The reporting is unbiased and the comments from the troops is raw and from the gut. The reporters back then were all guts. Out on patrol with the GI's, eating with them, living with them and just being a part of the group.
I've watched the siege of Hue so many times before but this DVD had new, unseen (for me) footage. They even showed some of the original news feeds routed via Japan at the time.
Vietnam is fascinating, from the politics that got USA into combat to the rout by the North Vietnamese that reunified the country. A true David and Goliath story. It's all in this collection.
Honestly, if you are into Vietnam then this one really is worth getting. It's unbiased, uncritical and unedited. Very worthy addition to your collection.
DVD Review: Great christmas gift!
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Description of Vietnam War With Walter Cronkite
For decades, the war in Vietnam was the central drama on the stage of Southeast Asia. It was an intensely publicized war, the first television war that came roaring into the living rooms of America every night. Walter Cronkite tells the story of the long and divisive conflict as seen through the eyes of CBS News. Dan Rather, Morley Safer and Ed Bradley report the stories of American courage, failed programs, an elusive enemy and ultimately an end to a tragic war. It is all graphically shown in these superb CBS documentaries which tell the story of the most divisive war in American history and its effect on those who fought it.General DVDs
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