Name: The Vietnam War
Released: 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Nigel Cawthorne, Bill Hayton, Charles Hills

TV Show · Documentary · History

Investigating the story behind the Vietnam War, from French colonialism and Japan's invasion in World War II to the rise of Ho Chi Minh and America's involvement.

2015 · 42m

Starring Nigel Cawthorne, Bill Hayton, Charles Hills

Director Lyndy Saville

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

A look at Vietnam's early history, people, and dynastic struggles; invasions by the French and the Japanese, the rise of communism, and the emergence of Ho Chi Minh.
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

A look at early domination through Operation Thunder, three years of B52 raids, napalm, and Agent Orange drops. In 1968, the Vietcong Tet Offensive turns the tide and the TV war begins in full.
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

United States veterans recall the quagmire they dealt with from the late 1960s to the war's conclusion in 1975 and beyond, when post-war developments affect Vietnamese and United States affairs.