August 11, 2008
It's easy to forget that the main plot of the pioneering, iconic rock musical Hair --which New York City's Public Theater is staging free of charge at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park this month--has to…
August 10, 2008
The documentary film Lioness takes a look at a group of female Army support soldiers who became the first women in American history to be sent into direct ground combat in the…
August 4, 2008
The ESPN web site has a good arti cle on Roy Gleason, one of the few Major League Baseball players who served in the Vietnam War. The six-four switch-hitter was called up to the…
July 30, 2008
If you live in or near Arlington, Virginia; Wauconda, Illinois; or Manhattan, Kansas, you will now, or soon be able to, take in a new photography exhibition called "The American Soldier: A Photographic Tribute, The…
July 10, 2008
Eighteen-year-old Kyle Nappi of Ostrander, Ohio, has made a name for himself as a collector of military medals, patches, badges, insignia, field gear, and veterans' autographs. His collection of the latter includes John Hancocks from…
July 10, 2008
Agent Orange: A Personal Requiem is a new documentary film by Masako Sakata that chronicles the story of Greg Davis, the filmmaker's late husband, a Vietnam veteran and former Time magazine photojournalist, who died in…
July 7, 2008
Good book indexers are worth their weight in precious metals. That's because an inclusive, accurate index is a key component for any nonfiction book. As The Chicago Manual of Style puts it: "Every serious book…
July 3, 2008
The Fox TV show "War Stories With Oliver North" will have a segment this Sunday, July 6, at 8:00 and 11:00 p.m. Eastern time called " Leave No One Behind ." The segment will take…
June 26, 2008
Two talented Vietnam veteran writers--former photojournalist and psy opsman Tony Swindell and one-time 1st Cav medic Marc Levy--are putting together a book of combat jokes. "It's not going to be Reader's Digest 'Humor in Uniform, ' ha-ha…
June 20, 2008
The documentary film, The Betrayal , had its premiere June 14 at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival at New York City's Lincoln Center. The film, directed by noted cinematographer Ellen Kuras (Analyze That…