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Haunted by nightmares, a decorated U.S. veteran returns to Vietnam with a friend who fled the war as a child. Fifty-seven years later, they journey to one of the war's bloodiest battle sites, confronting the soldiers the
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Haunted by nightmares, a decorated U.S. veteran returns to Vietnam with a friend who fled the war as a child. Fifty-seven years later, they journey to one of the war's bloodiest battle sites, confronting the soldiers the
The Vietnam War was a prolonged, expensive and divisive conflict between the communist government of North Vietnam and South Vietnam whose main ally was the United States. Yet it often gets overlooked and is referred to
The Vietnam War' details a conflict whose burden became unbearable and fraught with hard lessons. Learn why the most powerful nation in the world could not defeat the communist North Vietnamese. From the Gulf of Tonkin t
Heroism, loyalty, persistence, innovation, selflessness, and finally, recognition of their patriotism in the face of persecution are all present in this remarkable story.
From bombers to jet fighters, the United States relied heavily on its powerful air force during the Vietnam War. Through amazing archival footage, this program explores the types of U.S. aircraft used in combat and the i
The Vietnam War and the helicopter, the two go hand in hand. The story of how the helicopter revolutionised how war was carried out and the enduring images of the conflict in Vietnam.
Go behind-the-scenes of the epic series with Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and the filmmaking team. Hosted by Tom Brokaw, the program includes interviews with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick and veteran stories generated by PBS stati
Uncovering the vital role of aircraft in shaping the conflict. From strategic bombing to close air support and reconnaissance, this documentary reveals the tactics, innovations, and high-stakes missions that defined aeri
Shot by Naoya Kuroki and produced by Tamio Suenaga (as KOKUIN). On October 10, 1969, various factions, including Beheiren (Citizens' Alliance for Peace in Vietnam), Zenkyoto, and the Anti-War Youth Committee, joined forc
It was a dark time in the history of America. For more than twenty years our nation's finest fought to preserve the liberty and freedom of the South Vietnamese people. Despite their ultimate defeat in Vietnam, their suff
Correspondent Michael Maclear revisits Vietnam to expand on his controversial wartime reports, which portrayed Vietnamese resistance as motivated by Nationalist rather than Communist ideology. Set against the 50th annive
More than a dozen Vietnam War veterans from the central Illinois area recount their tours of duty including ground and air combat, the fighting environment, their living conditions, coping with the loss of friends and he
The Vietnam War was fought for the defense of democracy. Ten long years of vicious combat - including the Tet Offensive and bloodshed at Hue and Saigon - permanently embedded the Vietnam War in the American consciousness
Preserve the legacy of Latter-day Saint service in the Vietnam War.
Forty years after the end of the conflict, unexploded bombs, secret tunnels and other vestiges of the long combat still exist in Vietnam.
A personal story of one man's tour of duty in Vietnam and his obsessive search to locate forty-two former enemy soldiers killed in action so that their bodies can be returned to their families and their spirits put to re
This documentary uses front line footage and archive combat film to detail the many and varied aerial craft deployed by the USAF, US Navy and Marine Corps in the Vietnam War. Included are T-28 Trojans, A-1 Skyraiders, B-
John Pilger returns to Vietnam in 1974. America had withdrawn its ground forces at the beginning of the previous year, he reports, yet the war had not ended. During this ‘peace’, more than 70,000 soldiers and civilians h
Here's a film for high school students and their teachers about the history of the Viet Nam War, composed of just photographs from that war, narration and, to help us through a damned disheartening story, lots of the Bac