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Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered

Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered

Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered

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The history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam is told in this 7 part documentary series featuring personal stories from veterans and detailing the battles, strategy, and politics of a war that consumed multiple U.S. Presidents.

Indochina To U.S. Involvement

Ep 152mIndochina To U.S. InvolvementFrench colonies in Indochina fell to the Imperial Japanese after Nazi Germany occupied France during World War II. After the Japanese were defeated, the power vacuum left.

Boots On The Ground

Ep 255mBoots On The GroundAs it became clear the South Vietnamese security forces would not provide adequate security for the US Air Force bases in Southeast Asia, Lyndon Johnson authorized the beginning of the ground war.

Ep 348mWar Is HellAs troop morale declined, US generals began to advocate for a more aggressive strategy to take the war to the NLF, abandoning the idea that South Vietnam could take back the North.

The Tet Offensive

Ep 452mThe Tet OffensiveA truce normally marked the Lunar New Year (Tet), but in 1968, the NLF broke the truce in order to launch the largest battle of the war: The Tet Offensive.

Prisoners Of War

Ep 551mPrisoners Of WarDuring the course of the war, the NLF captured thousands of US soldiers, some of whom were never recovered. Their recovery was used as part of Nixon's justification for continuing the war.

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