Monthly Archives: April 2016

The Opening Sequence of Apocalypse Now

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Linda Kristine Neiberg

Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now (1979) still reigns as one of the greatest films of the twentieth century and certainly as one of the most inspired films about America’s engagement in the Vietnam War. Yet, even though Coppola’s film is … Continue reading →

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Frederick Downs and The Killing Zone in Vietnam

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Linda Kristine Neiberg

As Frederick Downs notes in the Preface to his memoir, The Killing Zone (1978), he has written this book because he finds it “necessary now to give another view of Vietnam, that of the day-to-day life of an infantryman on … Continue reading →

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Vietnam protest song

Posted on April 7, 2016 by t.cyrilien

Hi everyone ~ Here is a Vietnam War protest song, which I thought you all would be interested in.  

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