The De Cillis Collection: the Vietnam Conflict Videos
These videos are available at the De Anza Library.
| # | Title and Call # | Abstract |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 84 Charlie Mopic Company PN1997 .E374 |
1 videocassette (ca. 95 min.) A unique look at the Vietnam War in 1969 revealed through the subjective lens of a fictitious army motion picture (MoPic) cameraman. |
| 2 | 1969 PN1997 .N568 |
1 videocassette (96 min.) Joyful and heartbreaking story that captures the music, the anger and the innocence of the Vietnam era. Subject: Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| 3 | The '60s PN1992.77 .S597 |
1 videocassette (172 min.) The story of two American families in the 1960s, one white, one black, torn apart by the war in Vietnam and the war in the streets. Incorporates real-life events and features some of the decade's most timeless music. |
| 4 | A-4 Skyhawk DS558.8 .A859 |
1 videocassette (50 min.) A first-hand aerial perspective on the Vietnam War. From the fighter pilots, deck crews and commanders who were there. Also includes dramatic tales of bravery and brutality from POWs, including retired Admiral James Stockdale and U.S. Senator John McCain. |
| 5 | Air America PN1997 .A374 |
1 videocassette (113 min.) Two renegade pilots are ensnared in the madness of covert operations over Laos during the Vietnam conflict. They lead the crew of AIR AMERICA, a not-so-secret airline that drops everything from live pigs to opium over villages throughout the Vietnamese countryside. |
| 6 | Air Power at Khe Sanh; Marines in Battle
DS557.8 .K5 A376 |
1 videocassette (30 min.) Filmed under fire by combat cameramen, tells how air power helped win a decisive victory at Khe Sanh, and how Marines fought in Vietnam. |
| 7 | Ambush
PN1995.9 .D6 A4385 |
1 videocassette (60 min.) Combat veteran SEALs who perfected ambush tactics under fire in Vietnam explain how they carried out their deadliest missions. |
| 8 | The Anderson Platoon: Pierre S choendorffer
DS558.4 .A53 |
1 videocassette (64 min.) The camera captures the tension, frustration, anger, and hopelessness of war through an integrated Vietnam combat unit led by a black West Pointer, Lt. Joseph B. Anderson. |
| 9 | Apocalypse Now
PN1997 .A66 |
1 videocassette (153 min.) Francis Ford Coppola's vision based on the peculiar madness of the Vietnam War. Subject: Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| 10 | Bat 21 PN1997 .B382 |
1 videocassette (ca. 106 min.) Vietnam, 1968. A true story of a middle-aged air force officer who's never seen combat before. He is stranded behind enemy lines and all he can do is wait and hope. Then a voice crackles over his radio, and he has found a friend. |
| 11 | Battlefield Vietnam
DS557.7 .B37 |
12 videocassettes (696 min.) Computer graphics and archival footage illustrate many facets of the various battles of the Vietnam era. |
| 12 | Berkeley in the Sixties
E841 .B47 |
1 videocassette (117 min.) Through interviews with participants and archival footage, presents a history of Berkeley, California in the 1960s. |
| 13 | Birdy
PN1997 .B573 |
1 videocassette (120 min.) To escape an irrational world, Birdy, an ex-Vietnam veteran sits in an almost catatonic state in an Army hospital where he has come to believe he is one of the feathered creatures of his boyhood dreams. In an effort to break Birdy's silence, his psychiatrist brings in Birdy's loyal, best friend of his youth as they attempt to reach him and bring him back to reality. |
| 14 | Bob Hope's Entertaining the Troops PN2287 .H63 B63 |
9 videocassettes (ca. 541 min.) The legend of Bob Hope entertaining American GI's started in May of 1941 when the country was at peace. When World War II broke, he, with a band of "Hollywood gypsies," were there. Now, among Bob's most cherished memories are those holidays he shared with our troops in Vietnam. |
| 15 | Born on the Fourth of July PN1995.9 .W3 B67 |
1 videocassette (145 min.) Follows the young Ron Kovic from his days as a zealous teen who eagerly joins up for the Vietnam War, to his return from the war as an embittered veteran, paralyzed from mid-chest down. Chronicles his disillusionment with the country's continued involvement in Vietnam, his physical struggle and his emergence as a brave new voice for thousands of disenchanted vets. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| 16 | A Bright Shining Lie PN1992.77 .B754 |
1 videocassette (118 min.) A U.S. senior military adviser is sent to Vietnam and finds himself fighting a war he cannot win alongside a corrupt and demoralized South Vietnamese Army. |
| 17 | The Call of Duty DS559.5 .C344 |
1 videocassette (50 min.) Vietnam veteran Paul Scoles relates his war experiences to Skip Spriggs, the son of Otha T. Spriggs, who was killed in action in Vietnam trying to save Scoles' life. This narrative is intercut with previously unreleased Vietnam war footage and with an interview with Gen. Westmoreland in which the general discusses U.S. strategic goals in Vietnam. |
| 18 | Charlie Bravo
PN1997 .C4348 |
1 videocassette (94 min.) Story of the final days of the first Indochina War based on the director's experience as a photo-journalist covering the French Army in Vietnam. A 13-man commando unit parachutes into North Vietnam to rescue a Red Cross nurse being held by the Viet Minh. The commandos massacre a village and Viet Minh prisoners in the process. They then begin a fighting withdrawal to the coast where they are finally caught and wiped out by the Viet Minh. |
| 19 | China Beach
DS558 .C44 |
1 videocassette (97 min.) Series premiere of the multiple award winning television program about the nurses, entertainers and volunteers who served alongside American troops in Vietnam at the China Beach recreational facility near the U.S. base at Da Nang. |
| 20 | Choosing Sides: I Remember Vietnam
DS559.5 .C455 |
2 videocassettes (ca. 48 min. ea.) To protest or remain silent. To face jail or possible
death. To desert or enlist. This is a compelling look back at an era defined by conflict and controversy, capturing the mood of the nation through the stories of individuals. Hear from a priest who sheltered draft dodgers in his church, an African-American man forced to choose between enlistment and informing on the Black Panthers, and a West Point graduate who found a home in the peace movement. Their stories, and those of many others, are juxtaposed with extensive archival footage and an evocative sixties soundtrack. |
| 21 | Chopper Hell DS558.8 .C466 |
1 videocassette (30 min.) Compilation of documentary footage of military helicopter operations, with an emphasis on the use of helicopters in Vietnam. Coverage includes airmobile, medevac, and aerial artillery operations. |
| 22 | Chopper Wars DS559.5 .C5 |
(56 min.) Describes the role of the helicopter during the Vietnam War. |
| 23 | CIA: the Secret Files JK468 .I6 C42 |
4 videocassettes (200 min.) Four-part series examines the CIA. An integration of interviews, newsreel footage and fresh research unearthed for this series. |
| 24 | Coming Home
PN1997 .C658 |
1 videocassette (130 min.) A sad, poignant love story set against the social upheaval of the Vietnam war. Set in 1968, the story concerns a woman who, while her husband is serving in Vietnam, falls in love with a paraplegic while performing volunteer work at a San Diego veterans hospital. |
| 25 | DeCillis Vietnam Book Collection Donation DS556.49 .D445 |
1 videocassette (45 min.) Paul DeCillis presents a donation of books on the Vietnamese Conflict to De Anza College on April 28, 1995. |
| 26 | Dear America: Letters Home From V ietnam DS557.73 .D32 |
1 videocassette (84 min.) Documentary account of the Vietnam War from the actual letters of the men and women who served there; also uses home movies, news footage and music of the period. |
| 27 | Death on Dragon Mountain DS557.7 .D428 |
1 videocassette (30 min.) Filmed under fire by combat cameramen, this is the brutal story of the heroic "IVYMEN" of the Fourth Infantry Division in close-up furious combat. |
| 28 | The Deer Hunter PN1997 .D44 |
2 videocassettes (183 min.) Tracks a group of steel worker pals from a Pennsylvania blast furnace to the cool hunting grounds of the Alleghenies to the lethal cauldron of Vietnam. A drama of friendship and courage, and what happens to these qualities under stress. |
| 29 | F-105 Thunderchief DS558.8 .F748 |
1 videocassette (50 min.) Interviews with and narrative concerning the "Lead sled" pilots who faced Soviet-made SAM missiles while launching an all-out aerial attack on the Bridge at Than Hoa, flying the fastest and most life-threatening fighter plane of its time. |
| 30 | The Fall of Saigon DS559.8 .E932 F34 |
Rare news footage and eyewitness accounts from North and South Vietnamese and American
personnel document the evacuation of U.S. personnel and South Vietnamese citizens
from the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, as the North Vietnamese Army took over the city. |
| 31 | Forrest Gump
PN1997 .F674 |
1 videocassette (142 min.) Through three turbulent decades, Forrest rides a tide of events that whisks him from physical disability to football stardom, from Vietnam hero to shrimp tycoon, from White House honors to the arms of his one true love. |
| 32 | Front Line DS559.5 .V54 |
1 videocassette (40 min.) Actual footage from the battles of the Vietnam War. |
| 33 | Front Line DS557.7 .F765 |
1 videocassette (30 min.) Offers a glimpse of the plight of the American forces in Viet Nam, including victories and defeats. Shows the horrors of war and its devastating effect on the Vietnamese people. |
| 34 | Full Metal Jacket PN1995.9 .W3 F8 |
1 videocassette (117 min.) Vietnam War drama centering on a Marine unit. Subject: Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| 35 | G.I. Songs and Stories From Vietnam M1650 .G5 |
1 videocassette (45 min.) A unique documentary that honors the G.I.'s who fought in Vietnam. As a means of escaping the harsh realities of the Vietnam War, many G.I.'s wrote and performed songs. Singer chuck Rosenberg recreates these songs in a live concert and as background to actual film footage of the war. |
| 36 | Gardens of Stone PN1997 .G373 |
1 videocassette (111 min.) The elite Old Guard, made up of decorated veterans of Army service, tends Arlington National Cemetery; when a young soldier is assigned to the unit temporarily while training for a tour in Vietnam, two of the Guards help to prepare him for the environment of war, amid protest, uncertainty and violence at home. |
| 37 | Good Morning, Vietnam PN1997 .G663 |
1 videocassette (121 min.) Imported by the Army for an early morning radio show in Vietnam, disc jockey Adrian Cronauer blasts the formerly staid, sanitized airwaves with a constant barrage of rapid-fire humor and the hottest hits from back home. The G.I.'s love him, but the brass is up in arms! |
| 38 | Great TV News Stories DS559.9 .S24 G73 |
1 videocassette (60 min.) The story of the final months of the Vietnam war and the fall of Saigon in March and April 1975. A compilation of reports by ABC correspondents and reporters covering the final North Vietnamese offensive, the collapse of the South Vietnamese Army, and Operation Frequent Wind in which 7000 Americans and South Vietnamese loyalists were evacuated from Saigon to ships of the 7th Fleet. |
| 39 | The Green Berets PN1997 .G74 |
1 videocassette (142 min.) The story of the Green Berets, the elite Special Forces, during the war in Vietnam. |
| 40 | Hamburger Hill PN1997 .H35 |
1 videocassette (94 min.) Fourteen American soldiers in Vietnam battle for a mud-covered mound of earth that chews up soldiers like meat. They are fighting for their country, their fellow soldiers and their lives. War is hell, but this is worse. |
| 41 |
The Hanoi Hilton DS559.4 .H356 |
1 videocassette (126 min.) A motion picture which pays tribute to the Americans who served in Southeast Asia from 1963 to 1975 and shows the attitudes of the North Vietnamese enemy to the visits of the American peace delegations. |
| 42 | Headlines of the Sixties E839 .H423 |
1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.) A look back at the most provacative moments of the 1960's: history's most tumultuous decade. |
| 43 | A Healing: A Journey Back to Vietnam
DS559.5 .H435 |
2 videocassettes (ca. 150 min.) Documentary chronicling the 1995 visit to Vietnam of a group of one hundred American women who served there in various capacities during the Vietnam war. They include former military nurses and civilian aid, charity and relief workers. The tour begins in Hanoi and proceeds south by bus to Saigon, visiting other Vietnamese cities and former American bases along the way. The film records the women's reminiscences about the war. their service, and their reactions to the Vietnam of today. Intercut with documentary and news footage from the war. |
| 44 | Heart of the Warrior RC552 .P67 H427 |
1 videocassette (54 min.) A former U.S. Army paratrooper who fought in Vietnam until his left leg was shot off; and a former paratrooper in the Soviet Army who served in Afghanistan until his right leg was shattered by a bullet tell their personal stories. Both still suffer from the emotional damage, unresolved moral questions, and enduring pain of war. Through compassion, camaraderie and even humor these former warriors form a powerful, healing bond and offer a message of hope. |
| 45 | Heaven & Earth
PN1997 .H427 |
The powerful story of a man who fought, a woman who endured, & a love caught up in the explosive wartime upheaval in Vietnam. Local note: Author autographed. |
| 46 | Hell Along the Mekong DS558.7 .H44 |
1 videocassette (29 min.) The film begins with the work of American naval advisors in the late 1950's and early 1960's & continues with coverage of the operations of US naval forces in the Mekong river and coastal waters of Vietnam, including Operation Market Time. |
| 47 |
In Country PS3563 .A7877 I52 |
1 videocassette (116 min.) Dramatic portrayal of a reclusive war vet and his 17 year old niece as they struggle to heal the wounds of Vietnam. Subject: Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| 49 | Indochine
PN1995.9 .L6 I536 |
1 videocassette (ca. 156 min.) Set in French Indochina in the 1930s as the Vietnamese begin to rebel against French colonialism. Dramatizes the last years of French rule through the relationship between plantation owner *Eliane, French by birth but born and raised in Indochina, and her adopted daughter Camille, an orphaned Annamese princess who becomes a Vietnamese revolutionary and representative at the Geneva Conference after having a child by French officer Jean-Baptiste, Eliane's past lover. |
| 50 | Jacknife
PS3563 .E833 S8 |
1 videocassette (102 min.) A Vietnam vet haunted by the memory of a buddy's death becomes a drunk and recluse until another friend tries to change both their lives. Subject: Films for the hearing impaired. |
| 51 | Jacob's Ladder PN1997 .J33 |
1 videocassette (116 min.) Jacob is a man living in a nightmare. Having survived Vietnam, he's back home in New York City. But memories of both his wartime demons and the accidental death of his son haunt and terrorize him. Jacob's grip on reality begins to slip and only his friend can save him. Subject: Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| 52 | Jud
PN1997 .J833 |
1 videocassette (80 min.) Jud Carney (Kaufmann) returns from Vietnam a bitter, disillusioned 22-year-old, haunted by his role in the slaughter of a village, the death of his best friend, and the break-up of his engagement. Jud struggles to adjust to life back in the States. He walks away from a fling with free-spirited Sunny (Jennings). He rejects the friendship of a young school teacher (Bittner). A chance encounter with a girl who resembles his ex-fiance turns into a violent fight and a police chase. Jud tries to shut himself away from society, but the unwelcome advances of Bill (Deman), a frustrated writer, lead to a terrible final tragedy involving this forgotten soldier from a war nobody wanted. |
| 53 | Jungle Warfare DS559.8 .J85 J854 |
1 videocassette (30 min.) Filmed under fire by combat cameramen, this is the nightmare story of what it was like to fight in the jungles of Vietnam. |
| 54 | The Killing Fields PN1997 .K5525 |
1 videocassette (142 min.) Dith Pran is an aid, translator and friend of two journalists who are covering the war in Cambodia. He is eventually exiled to the labor camps in Cambodia's countryside, where he endures four years of starvation, torture and war before escaping to Thailand. |
| 55 | The Lost Commandos DS558.9 .L687 |
1 videocassette (19 min.) Presents the history of a covert operation in 1961 in Vietnam funded by the CIA and the US military, and the plight of captured South Vietnamese commandos sent to North Vietnam. |
| 56 | Marine Sniper Legend Carlos Hathcock: His Own Words DS559.5 .M3755 |
1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) Military legend Carlos Hathcock recounts the sniping exploits in Vietnam that made him famous. |
| 57 | Modern Combat Aircraft UG1240 .M62 |
8 videocassettes (60 min. each) Illustrate combat aircraft with footage taken in combat or during trials and training. |
| 58 | The Scent of Green Papaya: L'odeur de la Papaye Verte PN1997 .S346 |
1 videocassette (104 min.) Set in 1950s Saigon, this film is about a young country girl who joins a family as their servant and develops an enduring but secret attachment to a friend of the eldest son. |
| 59 | Vietnam: A Soldiers Story DS559.5 .V538 |
1 videocassette (17 min.) General William Westmoreland clarifies the strategic goals of the United States in Southeast Asia. Veteran Paul Scoles relates his experience in the Vietnam War. |
| 60 | Navy SEALs in Vietnam: An Inside Look DS558.4 .N3 |
1 videocassette (23 min.) Chiefly a compilation of film from official sources including the UDT Seal Museum Association, DOD Archives, Naval Office of Information and the Naval Recruiting Command. Describes SEAL operations and tactics in Vietnam. |
| 61 | No Substitute for Victory DS557 .A6 K2 |
1 videocassette (80 min.) Narrated by John Wayne. Draws analogy between disarmed, peace-seeking Europe and the rise of eastern and European communism, and the danger of capitulating to aggressive communists in Vietnam. Shows how limitations placed on military by American policy makers gave communist enemy the advantage and how military decisions were made by politicians. Discusses impact of American trading with Russia and other communist countries, while prohibiting military from bombing communist supply sources. Draws connection between Vietnam's struggle to remain free, and American's "hands off" policy. |
| 62 | Of Heroes and Helicopters: the Life and Times of the Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam DS558.8 .O344 |
1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) A fascinating account of the life and times of the Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam. Powerful stories from heroic men, including congressional medal of honor winners who "saved the day" for thousands of U.S. troops. |
| 63 | People's Century: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times D421 .P46 |
6 videocassettes (ca. 360 min.) Contents: [1] Red flag: Communism in Russia [1917-36] [2] Fallout: nuclear energy and destruction [1942-87] [3] Brave new world: the Cold War begins [1945-62] [4] Great leap: Communism in China [1949-77] [5] Guerrilla wars: Cuba, Vietnam and Afghanistan [1954-81] [6] People power: the end of Soviet-style Communism [ 1980-93] |
| 64 |
Platoon PN1995.9 .P5 |
1 videocassette (120 min.) Platoon is the story of every soldier whose innocence was lost in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam. Chris Taylor arrives in Vietnam and quickly discovers that his worst enemies are not just the Viet Cong, but gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and the anger growing within himself. Subject: Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| 65 | Platoon Leader PN1997 .P538 TITLE |
1 videocassette (ca. 97 min.) About a group of American GIs battling the communists in Southeast Asia. |
| 66 |
A Quiet Hope DS559.5 .Q53 |
1 videocassette (58 min.) Seven Vietnam veterans recount their experiences of war, fear, pain and guilt. Interspersed with historical documentary footage, home movies, and vintage music. The interviews conclude with descriptions of individual conversion experiences and professions of Christian faith which have enabled these men to come to terms with the anguish of their Vietnam experience. |
| 67 | Return to Ia Drang Valley: Young and the Brave News DS557.8 .I18 R478 |
1 videocassette (25 min.) General Harold Moore comments on the Vietnam War, heroism and the scars of the veterans. |
| 68 | Richard Nixon E856 .N596 |
2 videocassettes (ca. 105 min.) Richard Nixon's political career is portrayed through his own speeches and archival footage. |
| 69 |
Rivers, Sea, and Air: the Navy at War DS558.7 .R594 |
1 videocassette (30 min.) Filmed under fire by combat cameramen, this video shows fighter aircraft roaring off the carrier decks and pounding enemy positions, Marine assault troops scrambling off helicopters, plus the dedicated contribution of the river boat forces and the Seabees. |
| 70 | Rolling Thunder PN1997 .R644 |
1 videocassette (99 min.) When Major Charles Rane returns home to Texas, he is given a true hero's welcome. He and his friend Johnny Vohden have endured eight years of physical and mental torture in a POW camp. Charlie's big homecoming includes a Cadillac convertible and a couple of thousand dollars... and the news that his wife has fallen in love with another man. |
| 71 | A Rumor of War DS559.5 .R846 |
3 videocassettes (195 min.) A tragic story of an American youth who is sent to Vietnam and later charged with the murder of two Vietnamese civilians. |
| 72 | The Siege of Firebase Gloria PN1997 .S495 |
1 videocassette (95 min.) Dramatization of the epic heroism of a group of Marines and their defense of Firebase Gloria against overwhelming odds during the grisly Tet Offensive, Vietnam, 1968. |
| 73 | Situation Critical, U.S.S. Forrestal DS558.8 .S588 |
1 videocassette (50 min.) Documentary on the disaster that occurred aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal off the coast of North Vietnam in July, 1967. Includes actual film footage from TV cameras aboard the ship and voice recordings from the ship's PA system. |
| 74 | Tank
DS558.85 .T355 |
1 videocassette (30 min.) Filmed under fire by combat cameramen, this is the heroic story of the armored and their valiant role in Vietnam. |
| 75 | Taxis of Conflict: the Helicopter War
DS558.8 .T395 |
2 videocassettes (112 min.) Assembled from military footage from Vietnam, this video examines how the helicopter became the difference in the day to day combat arena. |
| 76 | Ultimate Sniper: the Video UD330 .U485 |
1 videocassette (ca. 90 min.) John Plaster takes you into the woods and on to the range to teach you the lessons and tricks he has picked up in his years as a Special Forces SOG recon team leader and later as a sniping instructor. |
| 77 | Vietnam: Phantoms of the Sky DS558.8 .V536 |
1 videocassette (26 min.) Compilation of documentary footage of United States aerial operations in Vietnam chronicling the use of the F-4 Phantom by the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. |
| 78 | Vietnam: the Marines' Story DS558.7 .V5285 |
1 videocassette (52 min.) A documentary of the U.S. Marines' involvement in the Vietnam War. |
| 79 | Vietnam: Chronicle of a War DS557.7 .V53 |
1 videocassette (89 min.) Narrated by Walter Cronkite, with correspondents: Ed Bradley, Charles Collingwood, Bruce Dunning, Charles Kuralt, Dan Rather, Eric Sevareid, Mike Wallace. Drawing upon the resources of the CBS News Archives, this program traces the history of the devastating conflict. |
| 80 | Vietnam: Land of the Ascending Dragon DS556.39 .V538 |
1 videocassette (54 min.) Travel the Red River Delta to Hanoi's broad boulevards... Celebrate the Hung King Festival, marking Vietnam's founding: Vietnam - a resilient land of cherished traditions reaching out to its global neighbors. |
| 81 | Vietnam: War in the Jungle DS557.7 .V5386 |
10 videocassettes (500 min.) A video history of the Vietnam War. Includes various original films produced during the war era. |
| 82 | Vietnam: The Hell Zone
DS557.7 .V537 |
1 videocassette 30 min.) Compilation of documentary footage of United States military operations in Vietnam from 1965-1968 culminating in the Tet Offensive. |
| 83 |
Vietnam: A Television History DS558 .V548 |
13 videocassettes (60 min. each) Narration and comments of the Vietnam War. Tells
how the United States began disinvolving itself from the Vietnamese War by training the South Vietnamese and how U.S. withdrawal resulted in hardships and casualties for the Vietnamese people. |
| 84 | Vietnam: the War at Home
DS559.62 .U6 V521 |
1 videocassette (ca. 100 min.) The anti-war movement in America is described, concentrating on the political activities of students at the the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Included is television news footage of events and people at that time. |
| 85 | Vietnam: the Air War DS588.8 .V534 |
1 videocassette (30 min.) Compilation of Vietnam aerial combat footage from various Dept. of Defense films with vignettes of Air Force medal of honor winners at the end. |
| 86 | Vietnam: the Air War DS588.8 .V534 |
1 videocassette (30 min.) Compilation of Vietnam aerial combat footage from various Dept. of Defense films with vignettes of Air Force medal of honor winners at the end. |
| 87 | Vietnam: the Battle of Khe Sahn DS557.8 .K5 .V538 |
1 videocassette (30 min.) Actual Dept. of Defense footage of the fiercest battle of the Vietnam War. |
| 88 | Vietnam: the Soldiers' Story DS559.5 .V56 |
3 videocassettes (312 min.) Vietnam: the soldiers story returns to those battlefields for the intensely personal stories of the wars pivotal battles-recounted by the people who were there. |
| 89 | Vietnam: Dixie Station, Yankee Station; Vietnam: A Different Kind of War V874.3 .V53 |
1 videocassette (55 min.) In Episode 11 we visit Vietnam and watch as operations Dagger Thrust and Rolling Thunder unfold. Episode 12 reveals an inside look at modern aircraft tactics. In Episode 13, we visit the supercarriers of tomorrow's arsenals. In these floating cities, we see the real impact of high technology--with all its benefits and risks. |
| 90 |
Vietnam. U.S. News |
2 videocassettes (approx. 48 min. ea.) The stories of men who earned America's highest tribute, the Medal of Honor. |
| 91 | Vietnam: Air Power In Action: Plus, United States Air Force in Vietnam DS558.8 .V532 |
1 videocassette (60 min.) Air power in action describes the evolution of the air war in Vietnam from 1964-1969. The U.S. Air Force in Vietnam chronicles the early US buildup. |
| 92 | Vietnam: Air Cavalry DS558.4 .V532 |
1 videocassette (28 min.) Features scenes of the operations of the 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam from 1965-1969. |
| 93 | Vietnam Produced For the Office of the Chief of Information by the Army Pictorial Center DS558 .V53 |
4 videocassettes (270 min.) This set chronicles the war in Vietnam as seen by the soldiers who fought it. Included are the mission chronicles of the 82nd Airborne, the 1st and 4th Infantry Divisions, the 11th Armored Calvary, and the Americal Division. Also included is never before seen footage of the Battle of Khe Sanh and the 1968 Tet Offensive. |
| 94 | Vietnam, A Television History DS557.7 .V537 |
7 videocassettes (780 min.) A 13-part documentary program which follows events in Vietnam from the 1945 revolution against the French to the U.S. evacuation from Saigon in April 1975. |
| 95 | Vietnam Choppers DS558.8 .V538 |
1 videocassette (45 min.) Explores the role helicopters play in the Vietnam War. |
| 96 | Vietnam Heroes Video Recording
DS558.2 .V532 |
1 videocassette (42 min.) Includes interviews with winners of the Congressional Medal of Honor in Vietnam supplemented by combat footage and descriptions of the operations and actions where the medals were won. |
| 97 | Vietnam Home Movies: Front-line Artillery & Infantry Action DS559.5 .V53 |
1 videocassette (60 min.) Portrays the stories of soldiers in Vietnam through their own 8mm films. |
| 98 |
Vietnam Home Movies DS559.5 .V53 |
6 videocassettes (30 min. ea.) Amateur 8mm and 16mm footage with unscripted narration by the photographer are used to tell the personal stories of American soldiers who served in Vietnam. |
| 99 | Vietnam River Rats DS557 .A645 V5 |
1 videocassette (26 min.) Focuses on the Navy's Mobile Riverine Forces during the Vietnam War. |
| 100 | The Vietnam Veteran Then and Now UB357 .V537 |
1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) Through individual interviews, Vietnam veterans reveal their reflections, readjustment problems, and efforts to cope with postwar America. Focuses on posttraumatic stress disorders. |
| 101 |
The Vietnam War: Helicopter Door Gunners & U.S. Armor DS558.8 .V565 |
1 videocassette (60 min.) A compilation of two U.S. Army training films from 1967. "Helicopter door gunners" (VTR no. 12) depicts door gunners training in Hawaii as well as combat zone life and helicopter operations in Vietnam. "[U.S. armor]" (VTR no. 14) describes a 1967 study of the terrain and climate of Vietnam with regard to suitability for armored operations and depicts U.S. armored operations in Vietnam in progress. |
| 102 | The Vietnam War: Helicopter and Airmobility DS558.8 .V53 |
1 videocassette (75 min.) This four part program includes a rescue mission to save a downed pilot, the Huey Gunship at war, the 101st Airborne Division, and the Huey Cobra (helicopter) in action. Produced by Bell Helicopter. |
| 103 |
The Vietnam War: Early Advisors, Special Forces, & the 1st Division in Combat |
1 videocassette (60 min.) Using live combat footage and reenactments, this video recounts the story of the early advisors who were sent to Vietnam in 1964, the U.S. Special Forces who took over and started to work in the Central Highlands with the Montagnard strike teams, and the 1st Infantry Division that spent 5 years in Vietnam in one major campaign after another from the Delta to the 1968 Tet Offensive until final withdrawal in 1970. |
| 104 |
The Vietnam War: A Descent Into Hell DS558 .V557 |
3 videocassettes (120 min.) This documentary series traces the U.S. involvement in Vietnam from members of the U.S. SAS fighting with Ho Chi Mihn against the Japanese in WWII, through Lyndon Johnson's massive escalation to defeat Ho Chi Mihn's North Vietnamese forces in 1963. Includes interviews with key U.S. and Vietnamese military and political operatives, as well as recently de-classified State Department and White House tapes and files that highlight the internal negotiations, blunders, miscommunications, and arrogance behind years of fatal strategy that cost 3,000,000 Vietnamese lives, 55,000 U.S. lives, and at least one president, his office. Interviews are conducted with Robert MacNamara, Gen. John Vogt, Paul Kettenburg, Daniel Ellsberg, Jack Valenti, Robert Hillsman and many others. |
| 105 | The Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite DS557.7 .V543 |
11 videocassettes (ca. 60 min. ea.) Documentaries concerning various aspects of the Vietnam War. |
| 106 | The War PN1997 .W37 |
1 videocassette (126 min.) It's Mississippi, the summer of 1970, and two children are determined to build the ultimate tree house with their friends, while their father, a newly returned Vietnam vet, has equally high hopes to rebuild his life. |
| 107 | War at Home P N1997 .W373 |
1 videocassette (ca. 123 min.) Estevez plays a returning Vietnam War hero whose haunting experiences leave him unable to adjust to the quiet reality of small town. |
| 108 | Warriors DS557.8 .D3 W37 |
1 videocassette (46 min.) Dac To (Vietnam), Battle of, 1967. |
| 109 |
Welcome Home PN1997 .W453 |
1 videocassette (ca. 92 min.) A U.S. Air Force pilot is shot down over Cambodia in 1970 and the U.S. Military identifies a body and sends it home for burial. The pilot's family struggles to rebuild their lives without him. The Army would like the pilot to remain a dead hero. But now, 17 years later after his family buried him in a hero's grave, the pilot shows up on their doorstep-- alive. |
| 110 | Why Vietnam? Plus, Know Your Enemy: the Viet Cong
DS557.6 .W48 |
1 videocassette (60 min.) Why Vietnam? traces the history of American involvement in Vietnam from the French withdrawal to the end of 1965. Pres. Johnson, Sec. of State Rusk, and Sec. of Defense McNamara explain U.S. goals. Know your enemy: the Viet Cong uses captured Viet Cong newsreel film to illustrate VC operations, training, and logistics. Included are scenes from operations of the 9th VC Division and other newsreel reports from Tay Ninh province. |
| 111 | The Wild Ones: the Air Cavalry in Vietnam DS558.8 .W543 |
1 videocassette (50 min.) The story of the hunter-killer air-ground assault force that searched out and destroyed the enemy in Vietnam. |