Season 1 (1985)

The Seeds of Conflict
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July 6, 1985 • 46m

From the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu to the Gulf of Tonkin incident, this program chronicles America's growing entanglement in ...Read more

America Takes Charge
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July 13, 1985 • 45m

The arrival of the first American ground troops is followed by a massive buildup of US forces as the war becomes Americanized. Mee...Read more

Courage under Fire
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July 20, 1985 • 45m

This program features remarkable combat footage from the first American offensives through the incursion into Cambodia. Witness th...Read more

The World of Charlie Company
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July 27, 1985 • 45m

Join the men of Charlie Company on a mission in Cambodia in 1970. This is a memorable insight into the inner conflict of the soldi...Read more

The Elusive Enemy
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August 3, 1985 • 45m

Take an inside look at the weapons and tactics of the elusive and resourceful enemy in this program mostly filmed by the Viet Cong...Read more

The Tet Offensive
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August 10, 1985 • 45m

By 1968, American commanders thought they could see the light at the end of the tunnel. Then came the enemies' searing Tet holiday...Read more

Dateline: Saigon
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August 17, 1985 • 45m

A look at Saigon during the war years. Observed: the city's black market, its hospitals and its docks.

Fire from the Sky
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August 24, 1985 • 45m

This eye opening program is the story of the men and machines that dominated the air over Southeast Asia for ten years. Watch as t...Read more

America Pulls Back
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August 31, 1985 • 45m

"America Pulls Back" during the Nixon years, as the U.S. places more military responsibility on the South Vietnamese. Also: with t...Read more

The End of the Road
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September 7, 1985 • 45m

The cease-fire of 1973 is signed, but the fighting goes on for two years until the fall of Saigon. Meanwhile, POWs are relased and...Read more

Legacies
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September 14, 1985 • 45m

Examining the legacies of the Vietnam War, and the slow healing of the many wounds caused by America's involvement in the conflict...Read more

Combat Veteran Interviews
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September 21, 1985 • 45m

Interviews with Leroy Cook (US Navy), Lynn Aikman (US Air Force) and Frank Cambria (US Army).