The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago today, yet films about the conflict still struggle to capture its complexities

50 years ago the Vietnam war ended, the USA had to give up. Today the original locations have become a tourist destination. A visit.

It was one of the bloodiest and most debated conflicts of the twentieth century, which gave rise to a huge pacifist movement

Trump Passes on Commemorating US Defeat in Vietnam - Liberty Nation News

By Dave Patterson Today, April 30, marks 50 years since the Vietnam War ended. At the time, the US engagement in South Vietnam was the longest period of conflict in which Americans had participated, eclipsed subsequently by the US Armed Forces’ efforts to free Afghanistan from the brutal terrorist rule of the Taliban. Both ended badly for the […]

American cinema has faced the dirty Vietnam War in many ways: here are the best films that tell what happened (and the consequences)

The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago today, yet films about the conflict still struggle to capture its complexities

Scene from Apocalypse Now (1979) Prime VideoThe Vietnam War (1955–1975) was more than just a chapter in the Cold War. For some, it was supposed to achieve Vietnam’s right to self-determination. For others, it was an attempt to found a nation-state independent of both capitalist and communist influences. In the 50 years since the war ended, the stories we’ve heard about it have struggled to convey these many different views. Cinema – in Hollywood…

The Vietnam War Ended 50 Years Ago Today - Magnet Magazine

50 years ago today, the Vietnam War ended, 19-and-a-half years after it started. Every 15 minutes, the U.S. armed forces radio station ran an announcement that the temperature in Saigon was 105 degrees and rising, followed by 30 seconds of Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas.” That was code for the U.S. troops to finally get the […] The post The Vietnam War Ended 50 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine.