Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Herbert Bluechel, 1981
- Raw Footage
- Interview with Herbert Bluechel, 1981
- Contributing Organization
- WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/15-w08w950z3j
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Herbert Bluechel served in Vietnam in the mid-1940s. He recalls British General Gracey's entry into Saigon and describes a meeting between French General Philippe Leclerc and O.S.S. officer Peter Dewey; Dewey would be the first American casualty in Vietnam, prior to the official start of the war. He recounts the events surrounding Dewey's death in detail. Finally, he discusses the mood of the country and Vietnamese attitudes towards the French, the British, and the Americans.
- Date
- 1981-04-23
- Date
- 1981-04-23
- Asset type
- Raw Footage
- Subjects
- National liberation movements; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American; Colonization; occupations; United States--History, Military--20th century; Japan--History, Military--1868-1945; United States. Office of Strategic Services; assassins; Imperialism
- Rights
- Rights Note:1) No materials may be re-used without references to appearance releases and WGBH/UMass Boston contract. 2) It is the liability 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: Bluechel, Herbert
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WGBH
Identifier: d8e55cbafa25941c5486c83b72e941d30ae01ec4 (ArtesiaDAM UOI_ID)
Format: video/quicktime
Color: Color
Duration: 00:26:34:04
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Herbert Bluechel, 1981,” 1981-04-23, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed September 16, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-w08w950z3j.
- MLA: “Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Herbert Bluechel, 1981.” 1981-04-23. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. September 16, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-w08w950z3j>.
- APA: Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Herbert Bluechel, 1981. 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-w08w950z3j