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Studio: Timeless Media Group Release Date: 05/09/2003
Product Details
| Publisher | 1985 CBS News Video Library |
| Number Of Discs | 3 |
| EAN | 0011301630834 |
| MPN | EDID63083D |
| Brand | Timeless Media Group |
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| Release Date | 2008-03-01 |
| Label | 1985 CBS News Video Library |
| UPC | 011301630834 |
| Region Code | 1 |
| Title | Vietnam War With Walter Cronkite |
| Studio | 1985 CBS News Video Library |
| Running Time | 720 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | NR (Not Rated) |
| Aspect Ratio | 1.33:1 |
| Manufacturer | 1985 CBS News Video Library |
Customer Reviews
Vietnam war with Walter CronkiteReview by warlock, 2010-06-03
This is a complete outline start to finish. I learned alot about things that have been confusing in other documentaries. And being narrated by the ultimate person that reported on it and reported from the war.
Glad to have the whole series!
Review by Mark D. Andrews, 2010-05-29
Back in the late 80s I ordered this series, which came one month at a time. If you liked it you kept it and paid something like $20.00 plus postage. I had to stop after three. I'm thrilled to have the entire series. The ones I remember are still awesome: The Tet Offensive; very well done, great footage and very informative. Courage Under Fire: overall excellent, but especially the last part with the one company; really touching, especially when one of their members dies and another is badly injured (plus, I love the final program which revisits members of that same company today). Now I have it from beginning to end and it's everything I could have wanted for a really good price. I recommend this for anyone interested in an overview of the Vietnam War, and who remember all the footage brought into our living rooms every night (I was only a young child but I still remember). Excellent series!
I was there
Review by J. Crouch, 2009-09-28
As an infantry dog handler, I was interested to see the story on Charlie, 2/7, since I was there and was on point that day. As a dog handler, I went out on log day and worked until the next log day. Our unit, 25th Scout Dog Platoon, worked with 2/7 and 1/7. Charlie 2/7 was everyones favorite. The guys were good and knew what they were doing. Delta Co was called "no DEROS Delta" (DEROS is the day you are scheduled to leave country). Alpha was filled with newbies my first time out with them. Not a good situation. I had good friends in Bravo, but Charlie was the best to be out with. Charlie Co had fewer casualties because they knew what they were doing, not because they refused to do anything. The medic they interviewed was the best.
I had read the Stars and Stripes version of what happened (I still have the article). It was a propaganda piece from the Army standpoint, this video was the same thing from a different perspective. Stars and Stripes was basically a story saying that the troops know what they are doing and won't accept faulty orders. This video presents the troops as more a group of kids in survivor mode and mostly against what they were doing. There were a lot of guys that fit that description (me included), but it is a generality and doesn't give the sense of commaraderie and sacrifice that existed. I walked point all the time and never questioned the guys behind me once. The camera crew stayed with the CP so they did not come out to the road until all the controversy was over. The pieced together a story that fit their perspective. Interestingly, the TV crew never mentioned the dog! I suspect it was because it didn't fit their story. We did know why they wanted us on that road. Battalion had ordered an arc light (B52 drop) and neglected to extract us. 3 clicks down the road was an opening big enough for a 7 bird pickup. That was the Bn Commander's salvation; it would take a couple of days to get 3 clicks breaking brush. Walking a road would get us there in less than an hour.Problem was, nobody in that area (Tay Ninh Province) walked roads or trails, not just Charlie Co. To do so was suicide.
When I walked out on the trail that day, there were fresh slick tracks (VC footprints) and an empty pack of Vietnamese cigs. My dog got about 20 feet and froze. He wouldn't move! He was an aggresive dog who loved contact and hated gooks. I knew something big was down that road. I told my shotgun that the dog won't move and neither will I. My shotgun sent the word back, "Dogman won't move, neither will we." To this day, I think the commander wanted to get us all killed so he wouldn't have to tell the Air Force to abort and admit he forgot his troops were there. Another point not mentioned by the camera team; the first helicopter out went down the road and received heavy fire about 200 meters from where we stopped. The rest of the extraction went the other way.
As for the rest of the DVD set, it does give a sense
Informative
Review by Jusitn A. Phillips, 2009-03-16
I believe this series is extremely informative. It gives some of the best footage of the war in my opinion.
Hubby watches it often
Review by John Gordon, 2009-03-07
Hubby is a Vietnam veteran and truly enjoys watching these dvds over and over again.
