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Reference Books in the Library
Books in the Tunxis Library
Televising War by ISBN: 0826473067
Inside Television's First War by ISBN: 0826214193
Vietnam War Subject Guide
DVDs on the Vietnam War
The Tunxis Library has over 70 DVDs on the Vietnam war including both documentary and feature films.
Search the Tunxis Library catalog for Vietnam War DVDs.
Walter Cronkite
- Vietnam War Reference Library: Walter CronkitePrimary Source with interpretation.
Excerpt from an editorial about the Vietnam War
broadcast on CBS Television, February 27, 1968