Vietnam crucible.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

United States. Army Pictorial Center.

United States. Department of the Army.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Big picture ; episode 736

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (29 min.).

Place of Publication:

Washington D.C. : Army Pictorial Service, [between 1967 and 1975]

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

Summary:

The United States Army soldier. The 1960s have brought him here to South Vietnam. Here in Vietnam, he fights a war unlike past wars, a war alien to the direct total military action of World War II, lacking the clear frontlines of Korea, a war distinctly a product of its own complicated age, a war that probes new depths while simultaneously it remains within restricted dimensions. But the soldiers serving in Vietnam spend little time analyzing the war for they are too busy fighting it. They are primarily concerned with the fact that their country faces a challenge. They recognize that it is their duty to help meet that challenge. They are supported by the Army in which they serve and that support has been underlined by excellence. Though proven Army methods are valid in Vietnam, a continuing process of refinement has also been taking place. Innovations have been made, innovations molded from experience against a particular enemy in a particular war on a particular terrain. The Army has taken many forward steps to conduct operations more effectively in Southeast Asia and to give its soldiers the finest possible support. This war makes unique demands upon the military, but every challenge has also served to polish the Army's professional skills and increase its combat power.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 26, 2010).

Previously published as DVD.

OCLC:

701797649