Vietnam War Historian Breaks Down 8 Vietnam War Scenes In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

At 05:00 in this video, the expert identifies an object for firing Claymore mines as a “clicker.“ The correct term is “clacker.“ Business Insider regrets the error. Military history professor Bill Allison rates Vietnam War movies, such as “Apocalypse Now,“ for realism. Allison breaks down battle tactics used by the United States military; Viet Cong, or VC; and People’s Army of Vietnam, or PAVN; during the Vietnam War, such as the use of helicopters and napalm in “Apocalypse Now“ (1979), starring Marlon Brando; and the use of tunnels and firepower in “We Were Soldiers“ (2002), starring Mel Gibson. He looks at the realism of urban and jungle warfare, such as the battle of Huế during the Tet Offensive in “Full Metal Jacket“ (1987) and “Platoon“ (1986), featuring Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, and Johnny Depp. Allison also looks at the portrayal of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, or ARVN, in “Mùi Cỏ Ch