Thanksgiving 2020 was pretty different in many ways but I’m grateful that my family and I were able to stay true to one longstanding tradition: watching some great war movies…
Films about the Vietnam War — fought in the exotic jungles of Southeast Asia during the hippy, trippy late 1960s and early 1970s — have always had a surreal quality…
The Battle of Long Tan on August 18, 1966 during the Vietnam War is a legend in Australia and New Zealand but barely registers on our consciousness here in the…
Happy Veterans Day! On this day when we thank our service men and women past and present for their service, this blog post is also going to thank them for…
Staring at a whole weekend ahead without any football? Scary, I know! First of all, keep calm. Second of all: Don’t let me be the one to break your…
War movies to give us as viewers a window into the events that have shaped history. I find that the same is true when it comes to helping me visualize…
Vietnam War Courage in “Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan”