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Good Morning Vietnam
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 1987 film Good Morning Vietnam, a war-comedy film starring Robin Williams as Airman First Class Adrian Cr…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
VW15: The American Combat Soldier
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the experience of American front-line combat troops in the Vietnam War, focusing on their background, traini…
6 months ago
BAT-21
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 1988 film BAT-21, which is based on the true story of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Iceal “Ham” Hambleton, port…
6 months ago
VW14: The Air War
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the air war over Vietnam and Laos from 1964-1973, including an overview of the major US aircraft used in the …
6 months, 1 week ago
VW13: The Naval War in Vietnam
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the crucial but often overlooked role that the U.S. and Allied navies and the U.S. Coast Guard played in the …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Return to the War with Fred Apgar
In this episode, James interviews Fred Apgar, who served as a pilot during the Vietnam War and participated in several missions over Laos. Fred discu…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Deer Hunter
This week, Sean and James review the classic 1978 film The Deer Hunter, a powerful war drama that explores the impact of the Vietnam War on a group o…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
VW12: The End of the War
In the 1972 presidential election, Richard Nixon defeated antiwar Democrat George McGovern in a landslide, aided by the announcement of a tentative p…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Apocalypse Now
In this episode Sean and James review the classic 1979 film Apocalypse Now, a surreal and haunting war film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, inspire…
7 months ago
VW11: The US Tries Again; North Vietnam Pulls Back
In 1971 and 1972, American troop withdrawals accelerated under President Nixon’s Vietnamization policy. The South Vietnamese Army faced its first maj…
7 months ago