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Some historical perspective on the different ways that "Vietnam" has influenced the Oval Office

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Spells out the medical consequences of war, from the Civil War to today's fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, where more veterans are surviving but with more serious wounds

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A young surgeon experienced the war in Vietnam intently, and his poignant stories shed light on the reality of a doctor's war

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The ingredients that combined to create the Mayaguez disaster, the "last battle of the Vietnam War," following the fall of Saigon

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Sheds some light on an early workhorse, and warhorse, of the air war in Indochina–the first Western jet fighter capable of sustained Mach 1 flight

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At the National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, there are new exhibits on Brig. Gen. Robin Olds and the pilots who flew in Rolling Thunder

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In his new book, Karl Marlantes deals with warriors past and present, giving advice to new soldiers to become "conscious warriors"

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Among the most neglected viewpoints of the war have been those of the Republic of Vietnam, which the U.S. largely created, propped up, manipulated and finally abandoned.

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Although there had been similar assaults in the U.S. armed forces, fragging had never been as routine as it became in Vietnam.

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Jerry Lembcke examines how Jane Fonda came to symbolize treason in the eyes of Vietnam vets.

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A day-to-day history of the U.S. armed forced in the Vietnam War, including many iconic and seldom-seen photos.

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Our Vietnam Generation is a documentary film containing oral histories of Michigan's Vietnam War veterans, as well as interviews with family members and academics. The DVD also contains a tour of today's Vietnam.

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The measurement problem involved in assessing counterinsurgency "success" was never solved in Vietnam, though the Army produced 14,000 pounds of reports daily.

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A teenaged corpsman, Topmiller survived the carnage of Khe Sanh, but ministering to dead and dying Marines for 2 1/2 months affected him for the rest of his life.

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Wartorn goes back to our nation's deadliest war, to letters written by Pennsylvania rifleman Angelo Creapsey describing his despair, and shows how in a century and a half we've barely moved off the dime to address the issue of PTSD.

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Vietnam War Stories is a collection of oral histories by Wisconsin's Vietnam War veterans, complimented with a selection of historic film footage. The DVD offers a good overview of the history of the Vietnam War.

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