Query: Documentaries on secret war in Laos

From: Kenneth Nolley [[email protected]]

Does anyone know of any documentaries made about the "secret war" the U.S. =
conducted against the Pathet Lao?  It went on for 9 years, and reportedly, =
we dropped more tons of ordinance on Laos during that time than on all of E=
urope and Japan combined during WWII.  Particularly, does anyone know of an=
y documentaries which look specifically at the Vieng Xai caves, where the P=
athet Lao leaders and many fighters holed up during that period?

I am passing this inquiry on from my wife Jan, who is currently in Laos and=
 has just visited the Plain of Jars and now the caves, both the focus of mu=
ch of the fighting during that period.  I think she is finding that encount=
ering a very different view of the "American War" (as it is usually called =
over there) a bracingly interesting experience, much as I did on a visit to=
 Viet Nam last year.

Anyway, she and I would be grateful to know of any documentaries pertaining=
 to the secret war and the role of the caves.

k
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Ken Nolley
Professor of English and Film Studies
Willamette University
Salem, OR 97301

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