Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered
Season 1
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- S1 E1 - Indochina to U.S. InvolvementFebruary 28, 201552minFrench 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.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E2 - Boots on the GroundFebruary 28, 201554minAs 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.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E3 - War is HellFebruary 28, 201548minAs 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.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E4 - The Tet OffensiveFebruary 28, 201551minA 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.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E5 - Prisoners of WarFebruary 28, 201551minDuring 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.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E6 - VietnamizationFebruary 28, 201553minThe 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.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E7 - The War RememberedFebruary 28, 201551minThe 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.This video is currently unavailable
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- Directors
- Kevin Hershberger
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- Kevin Hershberger
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- Mill Creek Entertainment
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