Books and Films: Vietnam
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Most books on Asian history will be located in the 900’s - primarily in the 950's. Vietnam - 959's.
Films on DVD
Documentaries
Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam by Call Number: 959.7043092 D285 DVDISBN: 0783120729Publication Date: 2005
Heart of darkness : the Vietnam War chronicles 1945-1975 by Call Number: 959.704 H436ISBN: 1417229209Publication Date: 2005
Last Days in VietnamISBN: 9781627892759
Maya Lin : a strong clear vision by Call Number: 720.92 M467 DVDISBN: 0767055659Publication Date: 2003
The sixties by
Set of 3 DVDs.The 1960s was the decade America transformed from a country of conformity to a land of political, cultural, and social liberation. Looking through the lens of television, this production weaves together the events and personalities that influenced and dominated the 1960s in America, sketching a portrait of this remarkable decade that is both entertaining and illuminating.
ISBN: 9781627892056
Vietnam: A Television History (Discs 3 & 4) by Call Number: 959.7043 V666ISBN: 159375146XPublication Date: 2004
The Vietnam War by ISBN: 9781531701734
Wisconsin Vietnam War stories : our veterans remember by Call Number: 959.7043092 W811ISBN: 0870204556Publication Date: 2010
Feature Films: Vietnam War & Veterans
Students can check out DVDs from our Madison College Libraries for 1 week using your OneCard or a photo ID.
Apocalypse now, the complete dossier by Inspired by the story: Heart of Darkness / by Joseph Conrad.Originally released as motion pictures in 1979 and 2001.
Casualties of war by Originally released as a motion picture in 1989
Coming homeOriginally released as a motion picture in 1978 by United Artists Corporation. Culver City, CA : MGM/UA, 1994.
The deer hunter by Originally produced as a motion picture in 1978.
First BloodRambo First Blood
Good morning VietnamBurbank, CA : Touchstone Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, [2000]
The green berets by Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968.
Hamburger Hill by Vestron Video, c1988.
The killing fieldsWarner Home Video Originally released as motion picture in 1984.
Missing in action by Videodisc release of the 1984 motion picture by the Cannon Group
Streaming Videos from Films on Demand
The TV War: the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War: From Start to Finish
Brothers in Arms - The Vietnam War
Vietnam: Ken Burns. "Resolve: 1966-67"
On Two Fronts: Latinos & Vietnam
Last Days in Vietnam
Ghosts of My Lai
Search Kanopy
Online Videos
Films at other locations
Check with your instructor to see if these films, or others, might be acceptable. Films may be available at public libraries (see the South Central Library System Catalog link to the right), video stores, NetFlix, etc. Here's a few examples.:
- Rescue Dawn
- Bright Shining Lie
- Bat*21
- Go tell the Spartans
- Heaven & Earth
- Hanoi Hilton
- 84 Charlie Mopic