Name: Vietnam in
Released: 2011-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Edward Burns, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara

TV Show · Documentary · History

The men who came home from Vietnam represent a second silent generation. Using the same experiential storytelling as WWII in HD, HISTORY gives these veterans a voice. From the initial troop build-up in 1965 to the fall of Saigon, Vietnam in HD helps tell their stories and reveal their struggles, courage and fears.

2011 · 43m

Starring Edward Burns, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara

Director Sammy Jackson

EPISODE 1

The Beginning

Operation Rolling Thunder roars across the skies over North Vietnam; American soldiers are outnumbered in the Ia Drang Valley.

41m
EPISODE 2

Search & Destroy

American troops launch widespread search and destroy operations; body count 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 strategy.

42m
EPISODE 3

The Tet Offensive

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

41m
EPISODE 4

An Endless War

The turmoil of 1968 helps Nixon win the presidency; the draft accelerates; Karl Marlantes endures bitter jungle fighting on Hill 484; Arthur Wiknik gets a grim introduction to combat.

41m
EPISODE 5

A Changing War

Troop withdrawals begin; Gery Benedetti patrols the Mekong Delta; James Anderson leads a battalion into Cambodia; Don DeVore struggles to survive a fierce night attack; Anne Purcell gets promising news about her husband.

41m
EPISODE 6

Peace With Honor

Bob Clewell's helicopter crew comes under intense fire; Joe Galloway returns to Vietnam; Barry Romo throws down his medals in protest; Anne Purcell awaits word of her husband's fate; the unification of Vietnam.

40m