Try the early Viet Nam movie with Burt Lancaster, “Go tell the Spartans”, I was told by a career officer back in the late 70’s that it was as close as to what was happening during the earlier days before the massive influx of GIs.
“I was told by a career officer back in the late 70’s that it was as close as to what was happening during the earlier days”.
Probably the best depiction of the early days in Vietnam. My uncle was there with the Army Corps of Engineers in 1962. He told me the same thing.
Good movie. Thanks.
I loaned my copy to a retired Ranger/SF guy who had been there in the early days and he said it was “crap.” He might have been critiquing it on a technical point though, but never trust anything that comes out of Hollywood for technical or historical accuracy.