History lesson
Just been sitting here tonight watching We Were Soldiers. One of Kirsty’s all time favourites, and one that has enough realism in it that even Father-in-Law likes it. This is one of many times that I’ve seen it but one of the few times I’ve really watched it. You know what I mean?
It also occurred to me that I have absolutely no idea about any of the why when it comes to the Vietnam war. A WWII spitfire pilot told me the other day that I shouldn’t believe everything I read on the internet, however I chose to ignore the old bugger tonight and went off to read what Wikipedia had to say about the Vietnam War. HO-LY-COW. That country never stood a chance.
I’ve only read about a quarter of it so far and haven’t even got up to the bit where America sends troops in to the same volume that they do in We Were Soldiers (or Chickenhawk), but it’s a fascinating read. For any of you that are history buffs out there… well you probably know it all already, but if not, I encourage you to link through and see what I mean. Hollywood couldn’t write the kinda crazy history that Vietnam has had in the last 150 years. A real eye opener.
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Dec
by far my favourite movie of all time…the bit near the end where the gunships come up the hill on the last advance…it speaks volumes
Yeah very cool – although if you're talking about the bit where the come from the top of the frame diving down to nap of the earth for the "last advance", then it's right near the start (of the war bit anyways) as the first troops are shipped into the hill.