Post 6 - Annotated Bibliography First Draft

Gaddis, John L. Strategies of Containment. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982.

Background information about the war and analytical commentary from a leading historian. Also good quotes from soldiers to reference and compare.


Gaius, Shaver R., and Canadell Josep. "The Vietnam War." Public Broadcasting System. PBS.org. Web. 15 Sept. 2010.
A detailed overall view of the Vietnam war, which includes multiple perspectives and many quotes and interviews of soldiers and politicians in the war. This will be my main source of quotation and information to examine in relation to the soldiers in the film.


Kellog, Ray. The Green Berets. Hollywood California:Paramount Pictures, 1968.

A 1968 film portrayal of the Vietnam War. This is the primary source basis for analysis in my paper. I will use quotes from characters in the movie to display their feelings towards the war.



McNamara, Robert, S. In Retrospect: Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam. New York: Vintage Books Random House Inc, 1996
Background information about the war and primary reflection from the U.S. military leader of the war in Vietnam. Will be used for background information, commentary about popularity of the war amongst the military,, as well as comparative insight of the nature of this person in relation to the general in the film.


Smith, T. E., E. A. Polloway, J. R. Patton, and C. A. Dowdy. "The Green Berets." Internet Movie Database. Web. 14 Sept. 2010.

A movie database website that gives background about the film and its creation. Also has links to articles and reviews that may be useful when looking at the validity of the movie, but mostly will be used for background information.



Zinn, Howard. A People’s History of the United States. New York: HarperCollins, 1999.
I will use chapter 18, “The Impossible Victory: Vietnam.” For use in the analysis, this book provides soldiers quotes and secondary analysis by the author that can be cross-referenced with ideas and soldiers views in the movie.