The Vietnam War

In this episode: Vietnam's early history, its people, dynastic struggles and invasions. The French, the Japanese in WWII and the rise of communism in 1941. The emergence of Ho Chi Minh, nationalism into communism. The effect of the domino theory, JFK's assassination and the Gulf of Tonkin incident. The US drawn into bloody conflict.

In this episode: Early domination with Operation Thunder, three years of B52 raids, napalm and Agent Orange drops. The Vietcong Tet Offensive, anti-war demos, the Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy assassinations, My Lai massacre.

In this episode: Nixon orders the majority of US troops back. Watergate. The US embassy is evacuated. The South faces a backlash from the North and US veterans face dishonour and neglect back home.