Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with William R. Corson, 1982
- Raw Footage
- Interview with William R. Corson, 1982
- Contributing Organization
- WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/15-qb9v11vt2f
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Dr. William Corson was a Colonel in the Marine Corps during Vietnam. He retired from the military in 1968 and published "The Betrayal," a controversial critique of the war for which he was nearly court-martialed. Here he describes the process of befriending the South Vietnamese in order to use their intelligence about the terrain and the NVA. He laments the corruption of the Government of Vietnam who sold US aid to the black market and recounts his Marines' efforts to steal back supplies and distribute them to the villages. Corson also describes an instance of draft evasion in South Vietnam. Finally, Corson comments on the ineffectiveness of the "search and destroy" strategy employed and the trauma it inflicted on the civilian population of Vietnam.
- Date
- 1982-08-26
- Date
- 1982-08-26
- Asset type
- Raw Footage
- Subjects
- Physical distribution of goods; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Veterans--United States; United States--History--1945-; United States--Politics and government; Vietnam--Politics and government; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American; Vietnam (Democratic Republic); draft; United States. Agency for International Development; strategy; combat; Vietnam--History--1945-1975
- Rights
- Rights Note:1) No materials may be re-used without references to appearance releases and WGBH/UMass Boston contract. 2) It is the responsibility of a production to investigate and re-clear all rights before re-use in any project. ,Rights:,Rights Credit:WGBH Educational Foundation,Rights Type:,Rights Coverage:,Rights Holder:WGBH Educational Foundation
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Publisher: WGBH Educational Foundation
Writer: Corson, William R.
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WGBH
Identifier: e9d77fcf1c2757eec6a0f0610bd99538cf0ab374 (ArtesiaDAM UOI_ID)
Format: video/quicktime
Color: Color
Duration: 00:36:18:19
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with William R. Corson, 1982,” 1982-08-26, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed September 19, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-qb9v11vt2f.
- MLA: “Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with William R. Corson, 1982.” 1982-08-26. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. September 19, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-qb9v11vt2f>.
- APA: Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with William R. Corson, 1982. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-qb9v11vt2f