Place | Asia: Vietnam, South Vietnam, Saigon |
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Accession Number | F10486 |
Collection type | Film |
Measurement | 10 min 35 sec |
Object type | To be confirmed |
Physical description | 16mm/colour (Eastman)/sound |
Maker |
Kim Dong Kyu Davis, Neil Brian Bradbury, David |
Place made | Thailand: Bangkok |
Date made | 1979 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Period 1970-1979 Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial![]() |
Interview with Neil Davis Roll 12 (Frontline out takes)
Description
Neil Davis as a cameraman correspondent describes reasons behind the alleged disorder of South Vietnamese troops; how President Thieu's withdrawal from the Central Highlands in 1975 demoralised the South Vietnamese forces; the M16 assault rifle and the effect of its' high velocity rounds when they hit a body; how he came to become a war correspondent; feelings about his work since the end of the war in Indo China; lessons learned from combat experience. [Original negative cut for use in 'Frontline'; title filler 'Scene extracted' spliced in where the cuts was made.]
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