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[News Script: War] (open access)

[News Script: War]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: March 16, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

War in the Villages: The U.S. Marine Combined Action Platoons in the Vietnam War

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Much of the history written about the Vietnam War overlooks the U.S. Marine Corps Combined Action Platoons. These CAPs lived in the Vietnamese villages, with the difficult and dangerous mission of defending the villages from both the National Liberation Front guerrillas and the soldiers of the North Vietnamese Army. The CAPs also worked to improve living conditions by helping the people with projects, such as building schools, bridges, and irrigation systems for their fields. In War in the Villages, Ted Easterling examines how well the CAPs performed as a counterinsurgency method, how the Marines adjusted to life in the Vietnamese villages, and how they worked to accomplish their mission. The CAPs generally performed their counterinsurgency role well, but they were hampered by factors beyond their control. Most important was the conflict between the Army and the Marine Corps over an appropriate strategy for the Vietnam War, along with weakness of the government of the Republic of South Vietnam and the strategic and the tactical ability of the North Vietnamese Army. War in the Villages helps to explain how and why this potential was realized and squandered. Marines who served in the CAPs served honorably in difficult circumstances. Most of these …
Date: March 2021
Creator: Easterling, Ted N.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Anti-War] (open access)

[News Script: Anti-War]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: August 31, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Vietnam war fat] (open access)

[News Script: Vietnam war fat]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: January 14, 1969, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Prisoner of War Issue in the First Indochina War, with Special Emphasis on the Release of Prisoners, 1954-1962 (open access)

The Prisoner of War Issue in the First Indochina War, with Special Emphasis on the Release of Prisoners, 1954-1962

This report discusses prisoners of war in the 1st Indochina War (1954-1962) between France and the Vietminh and agreements for their exchange and release both during and after the war. It includes statistics on the numbers of prisoners taken versus the amount released and discussion of this data.
Date: July 13, 1971
Creator: Ho, George J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Peace Talks and Vietnam War] (open access)

[News Script: Peace Talks and Vietnam War]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: March 8, 1971, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Kelly Bramlett, November 2, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Kelly Bramlett, November 2, 1976

Interview with Kelly Bramlett, U.S. Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Bramlett discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Saigon, French Indo-China (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date: November 2, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bramlett, Kelly
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lawrence Brown, March 13, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lawrence Brown, March 13, 1974

Interview with Lawrence Brown, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Decatur, Texas. Brown was a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment (the "Lost Battalion"): he recounts working during the Depression; mobilization; deployment to the Philippines and diversion to Brisbane after December 7th, 1941; arrival at Sangosari, Java; the Japanese invasion and American surrender; experiences in internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, several work camps on the Burma "Death" Railway, and Saigon; and liberation.
Date: March 13, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Brown, Lawrence
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Marvin E. Tilghman, September 6, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Marvin E. Tilghman, September 6, 1978

Interview with Marvin Tilghman, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Tilghman discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1944-1945), American air raids, and his liberation.
Date: September 6, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Tilghman, Marvin E., 1917-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Seldon D. Reese, June 21, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Seldon D. Reese, June 21, 1978

Interview with Seldon D. Reese, a Navy veteran and survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Reese talks about the sinking of the USS Houston (1942), capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp, Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp, Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-44), Kanchanaburi, Thailand, and American air raids (1944), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1944-45), and his liberation.
Date: June 21, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Reese, Seldon D., 1922-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John H. Owen, February 7, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John H. Owen, February 7, 1977

Interview with John H. Owen, U.S. Army WWII veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Owen discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Tamarkan, Thailand (1944), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date: February 7, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Owen, John H., 1922-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jack O. Burge, May 16, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack O. Burge, May 16, 1978

Transcript of an interview conducted in Azle, Texas with Jack Burge, a Navy veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.
Date: May 16, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Burge, Jack O.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with W. L. Starnes, April 2, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with W. L. Starnes, April 2, 1974

Interview with W. L. Starnes, a businessman, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Starnes talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date: April 2, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Starnes, W. L., 1919-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Weldon O. Western, February 16, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Weldon O. Western, February 16, 1987

Interview with Weldon Western, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Western discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Saigon, French Indo-China (1945), American air raids, and his liberation.
Date: February 16, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Western, Weldon O., 1914-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Garth W. Slate, August 13, 1980 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Garth W. Slate, August 13, 1980

Interview with Garth Slate, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Slate discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1944-1945), American air raids, and his liberation.
Date: August 13, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Slate, Garth W., 1921-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Roy G. Armstrong, October 15, 1980 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Roy G. Armstrong, October 15, 1980

Interview with Roy Armstrong, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Armstrong discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Tamarkan and Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1943), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1944-1945), American air raids, and his liberation.
Date: October 15, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Armstrong, Roy G., 1919-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with M. L. Rea, April 14, 1980 (open access)

Oral History Interview with M. L. Rea, April 14, 1980

Transcript of an interview with M. L. Rea, a Texas native, Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion." Rea discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.
Date: April 14, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rea, M. L., 1917-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Otto C. Schwarz, August 7, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Otto C. Schwarz, August 7, 1979

Transcript of an interview with Otto Schwarz, a Navy veteran from New Jersey and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston. Schwarz discusses the sinking of the USS Houston and his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.
Date: August 7, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Schwarz, Otto C.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Return of American Prisoners of War from Southeast Asia: A Compilation of Materials on the Release of Prisoners-of-War and the Missing-in-Action Recovery Program (open access)

The Return of American Prisoners of War from Southeast Asia: A Compilation of Materials on the Release of Prisoners-of-War and the Missing-in-Action Recovery Program

This report is a compilation of the return of American prisoners of war from Southeast Asia.
Date: October 29, 1973
Creator: Parlin, Floyd S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: War] (open access)

[News Script: War]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story. This story aired at 6:30am.
Date: April 8, 1969, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: War] (open access)

[News Script: War]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story. This story aired at 12:00pm.
Date: April 3, 1969, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: War] (open access)

[News Script: War]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: January 3, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: War] (open access)

[News Script: War]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: July 21, 1972, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: War] (open access)

[News Script: War]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 17, 1969
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library