Vietnam: A Television History; Cambodia's Rag Tag Army
Description:
A unit of the Cambodian army, barely trained and so ill-equipped that many are wearing shower shoes instead of combat boots, is sent to aid in the defense of Kompong Thom, under attack by Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army. Troops at copters. Close-ups of facesof troops. Feet of marching troops showing sneakers and shower shoes in place of boots. Stacked rifles (AK-47s and old French muskets). Troops onto copter. Air view of copter. Close-up of youth in copter. Copter lands, men disperse. Troops moving in trucks and buses. Headquarters of Cambodian 10th Brigade and commanding officer. Officer Shepard and interpreter Captain Chak Bory saying 1000 enemy killed. T-38 prop planes, MiG-17s. This item consists of raw, unpackaged, news materials relating to the Royal Army of Cambodia during the civil war.
