1. Making Sense of the Vietnam War
... war. Movies such as "Apocalypse Now", "Platoon", or "Forrest Gump", are all considered good depictions of the Vietnam War. While these movies may have some accuracy, they are based primarily on the war recounts provided by the United States news and media. In the book A Vietnam War Reader: A Documentary History from American and Vietnamese Perspectives, author Michael Hunt stated that, ... because they were based solely on the Saigon briefings rather than first hand recounts. "Those large quantities of press representatives nevertheless may give a wrong impression. Few saw combat. The n...
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