Story behind the Nam

BY daniel.lim / 24 Apr 2012

If you ignore George W Bush’s presidency, the Vietnam War is probably the most controversial chapter in American history. The number of films that have been made about this is staggering, but how much of what is depicted in these films is real?

In a bid to ensure historical accuracy, come 30 April, HISTORY will be screening Vietnam Lost Films which will give viewers an unadulterated look at the sights, sounds and stories of the Vietnam War like you’ve never seen before. From the initial massive troop call-to-arms in 1965 to the fall of Saigon in 1975,  thousands of hours of uncensored footage from private collections, museums, veterans’ organizations, news wires and, more importantly, the U.S. government, will detail every significant point in the conflict.

Watch the war unfold as told by 13 accounts by the brave men and women who served and suffered from it. This six-hour miniseries will give the veterans of the Vietnam War a platform to tell their stories of what they’ve lived through and for the public to truly understand what went down in the trenches.

10 lucky Augustman.com readers stand a chance to win the exclusive HISTORY Vietnam Lost Films package, which consists of a HD DVD box set chronicling the Vietnam War, a HISTORY luggage tag and an official HISTORY army backpack, binoculars & water bottle set. Just leave a comment below and tell us your favourite movie that revolves around the Vietnam War and why you like it. Contest ends May 4th, so start posting.

Vietnam Lost Films will run on HISTORY from 30 April to 2 May, 9pm to 11pm. Also, look out for our June print issue of August Man for a chat with Sonny Silva and Ken Carlstrom, Vietnam War veterans who served as consultants for Vietnam Lost Films.

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Posted by hsumilo on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 13:43

Not really into Vietnam-related war movie, because i cannot really remember any significant movie beside Rambo. Mostly, I am into World War 2 movies such as Saving Private Ryan, Bands of brothers, and more. For the Asian, i love the documentaries done by History channel or recent The Pacific
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Posted by rakzmenon on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 23:27

Platoon was a treat to watch. Charlie Sheen & Oliver Stone had made a classic. I felt it did give a real life depiction of what the guys went through, both the Americans as well as the Viet. The language, the drugs, the killing all made it look so real. It is indeed an all time fav for me along with Top Gun.
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Posted by NoBonus on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 13:10

War is nasty, especially one that is full of complex political issues like the Vietnam war. I could mention Kubrick's films or Stone's trilogy, but honestly... I like RobinWilliams "Good Morning Vietnam" best -- as instead of directly focusing on the war, it shows the struggle for normalcy and bright spots of genuine/unorthodox entertainments the people in/around a military camp at war. IMHO, Williams acting was superb.
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Posted by gumballz on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 13:50

full metal jacket for the most epic win yet····loving the truly gritty feel of the movie·····very real scenes and very emotional····definitely not for the faint of heart····and most definitely not a training video to show potential army recruits :-P
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Posted by roshrahmat on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 10:57

Forrest Gump because it takes a simple man like Forrest to explain a messy,crappy,idiotic situation that is the Vietnam War when he says " We was always taking long walks, and we was always looking for a guy named 'Charlie'. "
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Posted by deve2545 on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 19:58

It has to be "Apocalypse Now", directed and produced by the great Francis Ford Coppola. The film revolves around two U.S. Army special operations officers who are sent to kill each other. The film deals with obsessions, killing and horror in the Vietnam War. It remains one of the masterpieces of the genre and Coppola went as far as to say that “My film is not about Vietnam, it is Vietnam.” He is right, the way in which he handled the camera and the editing is amazing and the film won many great awards too. In short, simply marvellous!!!
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Posted by julian69 on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 20:21

My favourite "Vietnam War" movie is "Hamburger Hill (1987). It revolves around the historical assault of the U.S. Army on a well-fortified position of the North Vietnamese Army. The film is very good from the point of view that it presents the actual fighting, the terror and the crimes, everything that happened, but it also brings some serious questions about the Vietnam War, especially of the tactics used. What’s most striking about the film is that it also presents the rejection veterans were facing and there are a couple of scenes where this is very well portrayed. If you want to see a real movie about the Vietnam War, to see all the blood and the terror, you must check this one out!
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Posted by dicky69 on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 23:49

Born on the 4th of July is a film released in 1989, directed by Oliver Stone. The film stars Tom Cruise as Ron Kovic, a man who was left paralyzed in Vietnam and who becomes a pro-human rights political activist after feeling somehow betrayed by the country he went to war for. The film was very well received and I dare say it is one of Oliver Stone’s best masterpiece, along with Platoon. Not to mention that Tom Cruise was nominated for a bunch of awards and the film won two Academy Awards. If you want to see a very emotional film about how the war in Vietnam crushed people dreams and hopes, check this one out.
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