| Description |
1 online resource (video file (44 min.)) : sound, color |
| Series |
American history in video |
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Vietnam : a television history |
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American history in video
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| Summary |
Robert Komer was in charge of the pacification project in 1966. He recalls the Vietnam War as a war without fronts, in which it was impossible tell who was winning or losing. Komer relates examples of how he was under great pressure to make calculations about the war. He describes the conflicts between civilians and military personnel, and the difficulty of getting materials in and out of Saigon. Komer explains that there were in fact two wars going on in Vietnam: the longstanding civil war and a big-unit war that involved the United States. Komer talks about working with Vietnamese refugees and the question of the success of programs enacted by the United States. He also goes on to explain the pacification process that occurred after the 1968 Tet Offensive and his belief that in the end, it was an extremely wasteful war |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 5, 2012) |
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This edition in English |
| Subject |
Komer, Robert, 1922-2000 -- Interviews
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| SUBJECT |
Komer, Robert, 1922-2000. fast (OCoLC)fst01801117 |
| Subject |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives
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| Genre/Form |
interviews.
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Interviews.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Personal narratives.
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Interviews.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Interviews.
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Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Ellison, Richard, producer
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Komer, Robert, 1922-2000, interviewee (expression), speaker.
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