Danger Close: Battle of Long Tan
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:48 am
Hi guys, just dropped in for a brief visit as I thought I'd bring up a new Australian movie 'Danger Close' - a movie based on Australia's largest engagement in the Vietnam War. Stars Travis Fimmel from 'Vikings' and Daniel Webber from 'The Dirt'.
From an armour point of view it features a fleet of M113s coming to the rescue.
Good points: - bullets and bombs from start to finish. Also there is no love interest or other distractions from the actual battle.
Bad points: - the North Vietnamese are portrayed only as cannon fodder. There is now plenty of documentation of their perspective of the battle, so it could have paid some respect there. The Vietnamese certainly respected the Australians.
Debatable points: - there appears to be a lot of insubordination and some grand-standing by officers. I don't recall that being raised in the Lex McAulay book or in documentary interviews with the real participants. Maybe I have forgotten.
From an armour point of view it features a fleet of M113s coming to the rescue.
Good points: - bullets and bombs from start to finish. Also there is no love interest or other distractions from the actual battle.
Bad points: - the North Vietnamese are portrayed only as cannon fodder. There is now plenty of documentation of their perspective of the battle, so it could have paid some respect there. The Vietnamese certainly respected the Australians.
Debatable points: - there appears to be a lot of insubordination and some grand-standing by officers. I don't recall that being raised in the Lex McAulay book or in documentary interviews with the real participants. Maybe I have forgotten.