Vietnam Doco

[123rover50]

This may be of interest to those that have not heard of it yet.






I’ve just been notified that a one-hour documentary “ALL THE WAY” produced by November Films for ABC Television will be broadcast by ABC TV on 12 April 2012 see local guides for times. The documentary is based on Paul Ham’s book ‘VIETNAM: The Australian War’.

The documentary was shot in both Australia and in Viet Nam during February and March 2011. In it, Paul doesn’t pull any punches when describing Australia’s relationship with the United States and Australian operations in South Viet Nam as compared with those of the Americans. He also pulls no punches when criticizing the CIA’s Phoenix Program which they initially called the ‘Counter Terror Teams’.

There is the commencement of a website www.allthewaydocumentary.com (mhtml:{F3A02EE7-298E-4028-A752-F7AB182A1AFE}mid://00000038/!x-usc:http://www.allthewaydocumentary.com/)” not to be confused with another documentary called “All the Way” which is about women’s rights.

[460cixy]

Cheers for the heads up shame I'm not going to be in the country when it's on

[Disco44]

I recently read that book and to say it is an eye opener is an understatement.Like Hahns "Kokada" it answers many questions and shows governments of the day in the true light for their actions particularly concerning our soldiers.
I commend the series to Aulro members.

[bob10]

It will interesting to see if this program covers the time of Captain Arthur Barry Petersen, a member of the AAT vietnam. His work in Darlec Province , to recruit @ train a special force of Montagnard troops, was financially supported and equipped by the American Central Intelligence Agency, and the force was to be used to defend the central highlands of South Vietnam from infiltration @ attack by the Communists.

The " Tiger Men " of the Truong Son force were respected by their American allies, @ feared by the VC. CIA interventention led to Petersens removal from the highlands, he had become a cult figure to the Montagnard , @ a threat to US control of the area.

For more info. , the book is- an Australian soldiers secret War in Vietnam,

TIGER MEN Barry Petersen, with John Cribbin Bob