Operation Rolling Thunder

This is a nice nine minute documentary on Operation Rolling Thunder. There are some really detailed facts in this clip which will help you develop your knowledge.

Vietnam Rolling Thunder

Revision session 19.09.13

As promised here is the link to the documentary on the Cu Chi tunnels. This documentary is from the Vietnamese guerrillas point of view rather than the American view.

Cu Chi Clip

Revision materials for Vietnam

There is a huge amount of research material available online that will help you prepare for your controlled assessment. To get you started have a look at the link below. It is not the most detailed source but there are some good sections and overall it provides a nice overview.
Libguides
The six part series on Vietnam on HD is also excellent and available on YouTube

Search and Destroy Revision Session 12.9.13

For all of those who couldn't come to Thursday's revision session after school or want to another look at the documentary we showed I have attached the link below.

Vietnam in HD: Search and destroy

Next week we will move on to look at US tactics and the tactics used by the Viet Cong.

Some iconic images from the Vietnam War era

Summer clips, links and music

Have a look at the following links ....the Hendrix link is cracking!

Kennedy on Vietnam

LBJ on Vietnam

Nixon on Vietnam

Martin Luther King ANTI WAR

Lost Films TET OFFENSIVE

CCR Music

Music

Hendrix

Summer Viewing

Here goes, for my second attempt at blogging some summer films for a summer of popcorn and `Nam, enjoy!

Apocalypse Now 1979
Platoon 1986
Full Metal Jacket 1987
The Deer Hunter 1978
Born On The Fourth of July 1989
We Were Soldiers 2002
Casualties of War 1989
The Green Berets 1968
Good Morning Vietnam 1987
Coming Home 1978
Heaven and Earth 1993
Forrest Gump 1994
Tigerland 2000
First Blood 1982
The Boys in Company C 1978
Hamburger Hill 1987
Rescue Dawn 2006