“First they bomb as much as they please, then they film”: The Politics of War Ruins in Two Vietnam War Documentaries
In 1965, the Department of Defense released Why Viet-Nam, a propaganda documentary aimed at justifying the involvement of US troops in Vietnam. The film opens on images of (unidentified) destruction and ruins as the voice of President Johnson begins to answer the question raised by its title. A litt...
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Main Author: | Zachary Baqué |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
2022-05-01
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Series: | Transatlantica |
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Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/18733 |
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