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The Village of Ben Suc

by Jonathan Schell

A reportage about the forced evacuation of the village of Ben suc in the province of Binh Duong, Vietnam approximately 50 miles north west of Saigon. The jungle surrounding the village was also destroyed so that it would be impossible for the "ewnemy" to ever reoocupy the area. (1967)

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