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China Beach The Complete Series DVD Special Features

Actors: Michael Boatman
Directors: Na
Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Color, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 21
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Time Life Entertainment
DVD Release Date: 2015

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China Beach The Complete Series DVD Overview

The book takes the reader from Van Devanter's wish to serve her country, through the adventure she thought her deployment to Vietnam would be, her culture shock upon returning to "the States", and her struggles with PTSD. The TV show was cancelled before it could fully address McMurphy's PTSD issues. Van Devanter died in 2002.Set in a Vietnam locale nicknamed "Bac My An Beach" at the 510th Evacuation Hospital and R&R (the "Five-and-Dime" Rest & Recreation) facility, the series' cast of characters includes US Army doctors and nurses, officers, soldiers, Red Cross volunteers, and civilian personnel (American, French, and Vietnamese). The series also features the experiences of the characters when they return to the U.S., either on leave or at the end of their tours of duty. The show does not shy away from showing the gruesomeness of war; it provides a very gritty view of the experience there.China Beach The Complete Series DVD is based on the book Home Before Morning (1983) written by former U.S. Army Nurse Lynda Van Devanter.The show's character Nurse Colleen McMurphy roughly follows Van Devanter's experiences as a nurse in Vietnam.