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Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered

Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered

★ 7.3/10•2015•50m•B-15•Documentary•War & Politics
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The history of U.S. involvement 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. A chronicle of the tragedy that tested the strength of our country and forever changed the social and political landscape of the world.

Kevin R. Hershberger · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMar 3, 2015

Episodes

Episode 1 - Indochina To U.S. InvolvementE150m

Indochina To U.S. Involvement

French 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 in the Indochina region set the stage for a major conflict.

Mar 3, 2015

Episode 2 - Boots on the GroundE250m

Boots on the Ground

As it became clear the South Vietnamese security forces would not provide adequate security for the US Air Force bases in Southeast Asia, President Lyndon Johnson authorized the beginning of the ground war.

Mar 3, 2015

Episode 3 - War is HellE350m

War is Hell

As 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 without US assistance.

Mar 3, 2015

Episode 4 - Tet OffensiveE450m

Tet Offensive

A 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.

Mar 3, 2015

Episode 5 - Prisoners of WarE550m

Prisoners of War

During 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.

Mar 3, 2015

Episode 6 - VietnamizationE650m

Vietnamization

The Nixon Doctrine called for the bolstering of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in order for them to take over the defense of South Vietnam. However, their efforts eventually prove to be in vain, leading to the evacuation of the US and South Vietnamese forces in the Fall of Saigon.

Mar 3, 2015

Episode 7 - The War RememberedE750m

The War Remembered

The political costs for the war began to add up for the Nixon Administration, and the South Vietnamese were now on their own. The American troops were home, but there was little celebration. The scars of the war would linger in American culture for decades to come.

Mar 3, 2015

Actors

Coby Batty

Coby Batty

Narrator

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