January 1, 1999 • 42m
In 1953 the French and Viet Minh forces had been at war for seven years. The climactic encounter of the war occurred at Dien Bien ...Read more
January 1, 1999 • 42m
What starts as a ripple becomes a wave, and with the United States involvement in Vietnam, it began as a contingent of U.S. "milit...Read more
January 1, 1999 • 42m
While the method of "search and destroy" is the ultimate goal for any armed conflict, it developed a new face in Southeast Asia du...Read more
January 1, 1999 • 42m
Expanding its presence in 1966, the U.S. Army sets up patrols in the south to draw out Viet Cong guerrillas, but can't force a dec...Read more
January 1, 1999 • 42m
Viet Cong incursions in 1967 prompt the U.S. to reinforce key southern bases, unaware that the North Vietnamese were planning an a...Read more
January 1, 1999 • 42m
Viet Cong guerrillas, backed by the North Vietnamese Army, staged a massive offensive against major cities and U.S. bases in Janua...Read more
January 1, 1999 • 42m
Unlike the two world wars and the many before, the conflict in Vietnam was void of a so-called front line. Battles were fought in ...Read more
January 1, 1999 • 42m
In early 1968, American and allied forces fought the North Vietnamese Army in one of the most dramatic battles of the Vietnam War....Read more
January 1, 1999 • 42m
The first of two programs on American bombing during the war, concentrates on the campaign prior to 1965, and examines how the Com...Read more
January 1, 1999 • 42m
The air war against the north intensifies as fighting in the south escalates. The U.S. targets North Vietnamese transport and sup...Read more
January 1, 1999 • 42m
The Paris Peace Accord finally brought an end to the Vietnam War, and the last U.S. Soldiers left Vietnam on March 29th, 1973. Tw...Read more
January 1, 1999 • 42m
The U.S. withdrawal left the South Vietnamese with a well equipped but poorly led army unable to contain the 1974-75 Communist ass...Read more