Vietnam Volume II: The Elusive Enemy, Courage Under Fire
Moving Image Item Number: 069VI3776
- Media Type
- Moving Image
- Physical Location
- Stacks D27.5B
- Copyright Statement
- Item is copyrighted
- Number of Media
- 1
- Language(s)
- English
- Collection
- Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
- Association
- 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
- Format
- VHS
- Digitized in HD?
- No
Dates
Creation: 01 January 1987- General Note
- Vietnam
The Elusive Enemy
Here is the riveting story of an enemy U.S. soldiers rarely saw – the Vietcong. Dramatic footage filmed by the Vietcong displays their weapons and tactics: the punji stakes and the booby-traps, the landmines and the hit-and-run attacks. See how American forces responded with resourcefulness of their own, from high-tech devices designed to ferret out the unseen enemy, to G.I. “tunnel rats” who hunted the Vietcong in their own hideouts. 57 minutes
Courage Under Fire
Witness the valor and bravery of American soldiers in the heat of battle. Remarkable footage captures combat action from the first U.S. offensives to the incursions into Cambodia meant to speed the war’s end. See the courageous ground troops, the daring helicopter pilots, and the nurses who battled to save the lives of the wounded. It’s an unforgettable protrait of soldiers who faced death daily answering the call of their country and their comrades. 64 minutes
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=069VI3776
- Citation
- Vietnam Volume II: The Elusive Enemy, Courage Under Fire, 069VI3776. No Date, Richard (Dick) Detra Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=069VI3776, Accessed 15 Oct 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 069VI3776, Richard (Dick) Detra Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 24 Jul 2018 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]
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