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The "China Beach" TV show was a critical favorite as it followed the action of the 510th Evacuation Hospital and Five-and-Dime Rest and Recreation facility located in the Vietnamese city of Da Nang, which was nicknamed "China Beach." The series was lauded for its emotional portrayal of the horrors of war, along with its use of creative storytelling techniques.

Along with telling the stories of the challenges some characters faced at the end of their experiences in Vietnam, the "China Beach" TV show also employed narratives that included presenting scenes in a reversed order, animation to express its characters' feelings, and the inclusion of interviews with former military nurses that were sandwiched between scripted scenes.

Lead actress Dana Delany won an Emmy for her work on the "China Beach" TV show as Nurse Colleen McMurphy. The series also brought home the realities of the Vietnam War with a supporting cast that included Nan Woods as Red Cross volunteer Cherry White, Michael Boatman as Specialist Samuel Beckett, Marg Helgenberger as a civilian volunteer, Tim Ryan as fighter pilot "Natch" Austen, and Robert Picardo as the womanizing surgeon Dick Richard.

The New York Times compared the "China Beach" TV show to "M*A*S*H because of its ability to examine war from its participants' viewpoints. A critic wrote that "like "M*A*S*H," ABC 's "China Beach" explored the subject of war somewhat indirectly, not through battles and military maneuvers, but through the eyes of the doctors, nurses and entertainers who treated the wounded and dying. And like "M*A*S*H," "China Beach" kept getting better as the scripts improved and the cast evolved into a first-rate repertory company."

As with "M*A*S*H, the "China Beach" TV show was bold in using war as entertainment. The series is one of the few dramas to ever appear on television that revolved around a military conflict. And unlike comedies such as "Hogan's Heroes," the show avoided making light of the difficulties faced by those involved in fighting a war. Producers and writers accomplished this with poignant plotlines that were brought to life by the series' stars.

The collection of the "China Beach" TV show includes all 64 episodes of the series that were aired from 1988-1991. The 13 DVDs in the collection come with custom artwork and the DVDs feature excellent video and audio quality. Episodes are uncut, commercial free, and unedited, and are included in the chronological order in which they first aired on network television. Because they are region free, the DVDs can be played on any DVD player, DVD-Rom, X-Box or PS2 worldwide.

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