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Vietnam in HD

Vietnam in HD

★ 7.6/10•2011•45m•Documentary•War & Politics
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The firsthand experiences of thirteen Americans during the Vietnam War. The thirteen Americans retell their stories in Vietnam paired with found footage from the battlefield.

Sammy Jackson · Director

Sammy Jackson · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime45m
LanguageEN
First Air DateNov 8, 2011

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Beginning (1964-1965)E145m

The Beginning (1964-1965)

In 1965, Operation Rolling Thunder roars across the skies over North Vietnam and the first U.S. ground troops land in the South. American soldiers are outnumbered in the Ia Drang Valley, the first major battle of the war.

Nov 8, 2011

Episode 2 - Search & Destroy (1966-1967)E245m

Search & Destroy (1966-1967)

American troops launch widespread "search and destroy" operations; body count, not territory, becomes the measure of success in Vietnam. Charles Brown fights for survival on the bloody slopes of Hill 875 and at home, the American public begins to question U.S. military strategy.

Nov 8, 2011

Episode 3 - The Tet Offensive (1968)E345m

The Tet Offensive (1968)

The enemy gains ground when the massive Tet Offensive catches the Americans by surprise. At Khe Sanh and Pleiku, U.S. troops are under siege. Americans mount a counteroffensive but the shock of the assault ignites anti-war fervor at home.

Nov 9, 2011

Episode 4 - An Endless War (1968-1969)E445m

An Endless War (1968-1969)

The turmoil of 1968 helps Nixon win the presidency. Troop strength in Vietnam peaks and the draft accelerates. Karl Marlantes endures bitter jungle fighting on Hill 484, and draftee Arthur Wiknik gets a grim introduction to combat on "Hamburger Hill". But shortly after "winning" both hills, US troops abandon them.

Nov 9, 2011

Episode 5 - A Changing War (1969-1970)E545m

A Changing War (1969-1970)

Troop withdrawals begin as the Americans train their ARVN allies to take over the war. Gery Benedetti patrols the hostile waters of the Mekong Delta. James Anderson leads a battalion into Cambodia after Nixon's controversial order. Don DeVore struggles to survive a fierce night attack, and Anne Purcell gets promising news about her husband.

Nov 10, 2011

Episode 6 - Peace with Honor (1971-1975)E645m

Peace with Honor (1971-1975)

Bob Clewell's helicopter crew comes under intense fire in one of the final operations of the war. Joe Galloway returns to Vietnam and in Washington, D.C., Barry Romo throws down his medals in protest. The last American troops return home and POW wife Anne Purcell awaits word of her husband's fate. The fall of Saigon brings the unification of Vietnam.

Nov 10, 2011

Actors

Adrian Grenier

Adrian Grenier

Barry Romo

Michael C. Hall

Michael C. Hall

Narrator

Tempestt Bledsoe

Tempestt Bledsoe

Elizabeth Allen

Dean Cain

Dean Cain

Bob Clewell

Kevin Connolly

Kevin Connolly

Keith Connolly

Edward Burns

Edward Burns

Joe Galloway

Jerry Ferrara

Jerry Ferrara

Raymond Torres

Armie Hammer

Armie Hammer

Gery Benedetti

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Anne Purcell

Glenn Howerton

Glenn Howerton

Don Devore

Zachary Levi

Zachary Levi

Karl Marlantes

James Marsden

James Marsden

Arthur Wiknik

Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott

James Anderson

Blair Underwood

Blair Underwood

Charles Brown

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