Interview with Myron Harrington, 1981 /

Colonel Myron Harrington was a Marine captain at the Battle of Hue during the Tet Offensive, ostensibly an Allied victory that resulted in the destruction of the town and the killing of its residents--and marked the beginning of the loss of the American public's support of the war. Harrington i...

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Other Authors:	Ellison, Richard (Producer), Harrington, Myron (Speaker, interviewee (expression),)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	Boston, Mass. : WGBH Boston Video, 1983.
Series:	American history in video.
Subjects:	Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > Interviews. Vietnam War, 1961-1975. Tet Offensive, 1968. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Anciens combattants > Entretiens. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975. Têt, Offensive du, 1968. Veterans. 1961-1975 Streaming videos. interviews. Interviews. Nonfiction television programs. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
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Summary:	Colonel Myron Harrington was a Marine captain at the Battle of Hue during the Tet Offensive, ostensibly an Allied victory that resulted in the destruction of the town and the killing of its residents--and marked the beginning of the loss of the American public's support of the war. Harrington is credited with the quotation "Did we have to destroy the town in order to save it?" He recounts the battle in great detail, from the preparations to what exactly he saw, saying it is impossible to divorce oneself from the "horrors."
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (video file (57 min.)) : sound, color.
Playing Time:	00:57:05