Vietnam War Movies/TV Shows
This 1987 war drama film follows Private Davis aka "Joker" throughout his journey from basic training to finally the Battle of Hue.
What is Full Metal Jacket?
This battle was started by North Vietnam and Viet Cong in 1968 and is considered one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war.
What is the Battle of Hue?
This celebrity served from 1969-1975 in the Vietnam War and after would become a professional wrestler and State Governor of Minnesota from 1999-2003.
Who is Jesse Ventura?
President Johnson ordered this strategy to be used on military targets in North Vietnam which includes air raids.
What is Bombing?
This 2002 movie is based on a best selling book about Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and the first major battle between the United States and North Vietnamese forces.
What is We Were Soldiers?
This was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and is notable for being the first large scale helicopter air assault.
What is the Battle of Ia Drang?
This famous musician was drafted by the U.S Army in 1967 and served with the Eighth Army in Seoul, South Korea until 1968 and was the lead singer of Gary Lewis & the Playboys.
Who is Gary Lewis?
President Johnson would slowly increase the number of American troops on the ground in Vietnam and would keep sending more troops.
What is Escalation?
This TV series is about the trials of a U.S. army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War and was broadcasted by CBS.
What is Tour of Duties (1987-1990)?
This battle took place in Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam when 20,000 North Vietnamese troops surrounded an isolated combat base held by about 5,500 Marines.
What is the Battle of Khe Sanh?
This famous celebrity enlisted following his high school graduation and was enlisted from 1968-1969 and after would most famously portray Philip Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Who is James Avery?
American Soldiers were sent on patrol and were told they would be supported by air and artillery but the soldiers were demoralized because they were used as bait to draw out the enemy.
What is Air and Artillery?
This 2019 movie follows Major Harry Smith and his company of 108 young and inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers as they fight for their lives in the Battle of Long Tan.
What is Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan?
This battle was fought by the US Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) forces against People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces during Operation Apache Snow on.
What is the Battle of Hamburger Hill?
This famous celebrity served as a Disc Jockey with the American Forces Vietnam Network (AFVN) in Saigon and after his service he would become the host of the popular game show Wheel of Fortune.
Who is Pat Sajak?
In 1965 the American Military began a policy of sending soldiers into the jungle and villages of Vietnam to "take the war to the enemy".
What is Search and Destroy?
This TV miniseries is based on the 1977 autobiography written by Philip Caputo about his service in the Marine Corps in the early years of American involvement during the Vietnam War.
What is A Rumor of War (1980)?
This was the last major battle of the Vietnam War and ended when the town of Xuan Loc was captured by the PAVN 4th Army Corps led by Major General Hoang Cam.
What is the Battle of Xuan Loc?
This former college Heisman Trophy winner and AFL Halfback for the Boston Patriots served two years as an executive officer on a minesweeper out of Japan and ushered U.S Military Advisors safely to shore in Vietnam.
Who is Joe Bellino?
The US would rely on high altitude bombers, jets that dumped napalm, chemicals that burned skin to the bone, Agent Orange which is an ultra-strong defoliant, and Television propaganda.
What is Technology?