Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Robinson Risner, 1981

Item Information

Title:
Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Robinson Risner, 1981
Description:
Robinson Risner was an Air Force pilot who was shot down over North Vietnam and captured by the North Vietnamese. He was held for over seven years and was repeatedly tortured. He relates his story of being shot down and captured by the North Vietnamese, and then the ordeal of his imprisonment and torture in the "Hanoi Hilton" prison camp. General Risner recalls his feelings during the "Christmas Bombing" and upon hearing of the peace negotiations, and toward the anti-war protesters in the United States. Contains sensitive content.
Author:
Risner, Robinson
Date:
April 2, 1981
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
WGBH > Vietnam: A Television History
Subjects:
Global Affairs
War and Conflict
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Prisoners and prisons
United States--History, Military--20th century
United States--History--1945-
Political prisoners
Village communities
Chieftains
Questioning
Torture
Drug Abuse
Communism
Propaganda, Communist
Vietnamese reunification question (1954-1976)
Cold War
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Aerial operations, American
Radio, Military
Military ethics
Photographs
War and family
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
United States. Air Force
Prisoners of War
Vietnam (Democratic Republic)
Veterans--United States
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Motion pictures and the war
Treaties
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Mass media and the war
Extent:
00:56:42
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-hq3rv0d43j
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Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation