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Vietnam: A Television History, Vietnam Interview: Nguyen Cong Thanh
produced by WGBH Boston, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 2011), 28 mins
Nguyen Cong Thanh, a soldier for the NLF, describes the military operation that took place from Pleiku to Ban Me Thuot. The goal of this operation was to liberate the western highland; from there, Nguyen Cong Thanh helped coordinate an attack on the 45th regiment. Nguyen Cong Thanh also recalls the assault on Dong...
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produced by WGBH Boston, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 2011), 28 mins
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Nguyen Cong Thanh, a soldier for the NLF, describes the military operation that took place from Pleiku to Ban Me Thuot. The goal of this operation was to liberate the western highland; from there, Nguyen Cong Thanh helped coordinate an attack on the 45th regiment. Nguyen Cong Thanh also recalls the assault on Dong Du and the difficulties involved. He describes at length how his unit was able to overrun Dong Du, his help in liberating Independence...
Nguyen Cong Thanh, a soldier for the NLF, describes the military operation that took place from Pleiku to Ban Me Thuot. The goal of this operation was to liberate the western highland; from there, Nguyen Cong Thanh helped coordinate an attack on the 45th regiment. Nguyen Cong Thanh also recalls the assault on Dong Du and the difficulties involved. He describes at length how his unit was able to overrun Dong Du, his help in liberating Independence Palace in Saigon and the celebrations that followed.
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Date Written / Recorded
1981-03-14
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
WGBH Boston
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Topic / Theme
War, Military strategy, Military maneuvers, Attacks (Battles), Vietnam War, 1956-1975, War and Violence, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), Vietnamese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of WGBH Boston.
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