The Ace of Spades and the Vietnam War
Jonathan March 25, 2020 11:57:15
Just a warning that this is going to be a deep dive into the more macabre uses of playing cards. In particular the use of the Ace of Spades during the Vietnam war of 1954 to 1975. If you've seen the 1979 Francis Ford Coppola war epic, Apocalypse Now, then you'll probably remember the US soldiers throwing Ace of Spade cards onto the bodies of Vietnamese soldiers.
