Description
| Summary: | Edward J. Banks commanded a battalion of Marines in Vietnam. He recalls his first combat mission and discusses the challenges of distinguishing enemy Viet Cong from Vietnamese civilians. He outlines the strategy of "search and destroy" and describes a mission to clear the village of Thuy Bo, a mission later reported as a massacre by the civilians living there.
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 5, 2012). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (video file (77 min.)) : sound, color. |
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| Playing Time: | 01:16:10 |
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| Language: | This edition in English. |
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