Television brought the brutality of war into the comfort of the living room. Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America—not the battlefields of Vietnam.

Marshall McLuhan

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Vietnam War Media

Author

Marshall McLuhan

Source

Montreal Gazette

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1975 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Canada

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Citation

McLuhan, Marshall. Montreal Gazette. 16 May 1975.

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