How 'The Quiet American' Continues to Colonize Vietnam
Neither bombs nor bumbling Americans broke the will of the Vietnamese. Something far more insidious and far-reaching, however, may have.
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Unlike war films to follow, there's no post-war celebration to be had in The Deer Hunter.
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The Anti-War Panels: Underground Comix and Vietnam
Although some comix generally avoided the topic, many artists and writers signaled their opposition to the Vietnam War in creative and daring ways.
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'The Zenith' Dares Readers to See Revolutionary Vietnam's Complexity
Duong Thu Huong's grace with words makes The Zenith bearable even as the work marches across dark and confusing territory.
13 Jan 2014
Methodical Dehumanization: 'Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam'
We all know the common adage that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. After reading this book, I wonder if the American government has learned anything from Vietnam.
27 Feb 2013
Truth is Fiction: The Work of Haskell Wexler, Part 1
Haskell Wexler helped popularize the use of hand-held cameras and natural lighting in Hollywood features. However, like all forms of art, the truth behind these techniques became just another method of illusion.
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Chasing the Ghost of Graham Greene in Contemporary Vietnam
My suite had a balcony overlooking the square and the Municipal Theatre. The hotel has a central open courtyard for breakfast dining. Wrought iron chairs. Glass-topped tables with bamboo place mats. A small fountain. Lacy white spheres hanging from spindly branches. It was easy to imagine Greene at work here, too, under the trees.
Matthew Asprey
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Where the Wind Blew by Bob Sommer
This book seems to imply that a wartime zeitgeist can absolve us of our own mistakes, or at least render them understandable.
22 Jun 2008
Various Artists: Ethnic Minority Music of North Vietnam
The music of people who know that they will never be asked to face huge audiences and rarely required to sing to anyone other than themselves and their friends.
09 Jan 2008
The Changing Face of War by Martin Van Creveld
Van Creveld shows that all the U.S. military's technological prowess hasn't helped much in the current war, and in fact often helps distance its soldiers from the conflict they should be waging.
Chris Barsanti
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