Veteran foreign correspondent michael maclear created this series, which covers three decades of conflict. The ten thousand day war, a 26part canadian television documentary on the vietnam war, was produced in 1980 by michael maclear the documentary series was consolidated into hourlong episodes for american television syndication. The ninth volume of the ten thousand day war covers north vietnamese society at war. The ten thousand day war is the best book on the subject i have ever read. Michael maclear 1929 december 25, 2018 was an awardwinning anglo canadian. British audiences saw the series during channel 4s 198485 season. The series was released on videocassette format by embassy and won a national education association award for best world documentary. Download vietnam the ten thousand day war 1980, complete torrent or any other torrent from category. Like charlton and moncrieffs many reasons why 1979, maclears documentary history of the vietnam war is based on interviews and statements by participants, and taken from a tv series. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The ten thousand day war is a very straightforward, to a fault, 26episode series that covers key events of the nearly 20 year conflict in 25minute installments. The ten thousand day war complete part tv documentary series on the vietnam war.
The series was released on videocassette format by embassy. A comprehensive history of the american stage of the vietnam war. At bletchley park, the main site in britain where enigma. The ten thousand day war new edition by maclear, michael isbn. Thats the name of a 1980 documentary series about vietnam. The ten thousand day war, a 26part halfhour canadian television documentary on the vietnam war, and was produced in 1980 by michael maclear.
The ten thousand day war, a 26part canadian television documentary on the vietnam war, was produced in 1980 by michael maclear. Thousand day war war of a thousand days 18991902 colombia was wracked by civil wars between partisans of the liberal and conservative parties in the 19th century, generally without. At bletchley park, the main site in britain where enigma codes were deciphered, six thousand messages were decoded every day by a staff of ten thousand men and women. If the tenthousand day war started on a wednesday, on. The series was released on videocassette format by embassy and won a national education association award for best. It happened in colombia between the years of 1899 and 1902. Being at war for 30 years, the people of the north develop a guerrilla society. It was a political war, not a war to defend the nation or a region, and it divided. Commemorating this, the marine corps hymn famously contains the words to the shores of tripoli, in libya, a reference to the barbary wars. Original cinematography edward higginson film editors raymond belanger, oliver manton, richard unruh, robert wylam original music cameron hawkins, pete pedersen writer and interviewer peter. Hampton roads naval museum makes final preparations prior to. The ten thousand day war from the collection of tramwayseast melbourne rsl sub branch rsl victoria listing id. Anderson, anthony astuccio, peter braestrup, george r.
Thus the us had joined what is today a tencentury war between europeans and muslims. The thousanddays war the name thousand days war was because it lasted 1. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The basic conflict behind the war was the conflict between liberals and conservatives, so it was an ideological war as opposed to a regional one, and it. Many of the messages were inconsequential, but more than a few were critical to the outcome of the war. Vietnam war dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpg videos on. The documentary series was consolidated into hourlong episodes for american television syndication. Made for canadian television in 1980 and later syndicated to american stations, vietnam. During the bombing campaign, where the us drops four times as many bombs as it dropped during the entirety.
In the book, general piotrowski also said former secretary of state dean rusk said, all we wanted to do is demonstrate to the north vietnamese leadership that we could strike targets at will, but. It should be noted that documentary the ten thousand day war was made by the canadian broadcast company cbc, not cbs, as the email states. The thousand days war was a civil war fought in colombia between the years of 1899 and 1902. Indochinese war, 19461954, vietnam war, 19611975, vietnamese conflict, 19611975. Roosevelts fireside chat of 29 december 1940, he defended his decision to materially support great britains war against the axis, intoning, we must be the great arsenal of democracy. Everyone is a combatant and a member of the army or the citizen militia.
Known as historys first living room war, the vietnam conflict is presented in this nearly 10hour documentary with clarity,authority, and insight, complete on 2 dvds. Released five years after tools critically acclaimed 2001 album, lateralus, 10,000 days debuted at no. The ten thousand day war is an almost twelvehour documentary about the history of vietnam from the end of. The ten thousand day war the village war 10 by the. A premeditated strategy or an inexorable drift to war. Thames methuen, 1982 indochinese war, 19461954 492 pages. Vietnam, 19451975 is a 26part documentary about the war in vietnam, produced by the canadian broadcasting corporation. And on that day when my strength is failing the end draws near and my time has come still, my soul will sing your praise unending ten thousand years and then forevermore forevermore chorus bless the lord, o my soul, o my soul worship his holy name sing like never before, o my soul ill worship your holy name bless the lord, o my soul, o my soul. As a student who already knew a good bit about the war, it deepened my knowledge, particulary in the french war in indochina and americas involvement in it. Vietnam the ten thousand day war 03 of days of decision l. Ford, grumman, general motors and the arsenal of democracy 1. The real story behind the longest, most controversial war in modern history.
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