Re: Query: Documentaries on secret war in Laos

From: Heiduschke, Sebastian [[email protected]]

There is a German documentary from 2008, directed by Marc Eberle, called
"Amerikas geheimer Krieg im Laos - Die gr=F6=DFte Milit=E4roperation der CI=
A.
75/52/45 min. Here is some information on the film:
http://phoenix.de/content/phoenix/tv_programm/amerikas_geheimer_krieg_in_la
os/388923

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Sebastian Heiduschke
School of Language, Culture, and Society
Oregon State University





On 11/7/13 10:32 AM, "Bell-Metereau, Rebecca L" <[email protected]> wrote:

>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 Europe and Japan combined during WWII.  Particularly, does
>anyone know of any documentaries which look specifically at the Vieng Xai
>caves, where the Pathet 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 much of the fighting during that period.  I think she is finding that
>encountering 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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