Vietnam in HD

Overview

The firsthand experiences of thirteen Americans during the Vietnam War. The thirteen Americans retell their stories in Vietnam paired with found footage from the battlefield.

Episodes

S01E01 The Beginning (1964-1965)

November 8, 2011 5.0 45 min

In 1965, Operation Rolling Thunder roars across the skies over North Vietnam and the first U.S. ground troops land in the South. American soldiers are outnumbered in the Ia Drang Valley, the first major battle...

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S01E02 Search & Destroy (1966-1967)

November 8, 2011 5.0 45 min

American troops launch widespread "search and destroy" operations; body count, not territory, becomes the measure of success in Vietnam. Charles Brown fights for survival on the bloody slopes of Hill 875 and at home, the...

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S01E03 The Tet Offensive (1968)

November 9, 2011 5.0 45 min

The enemy gains ground when the massive Tet Offensive catches the Americans by surprise. At Khe Sanh and Pleiku, U.S. troops are under siege. Americans mount a counteroffensive but the shock of the assault ignites...

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S01E04 An Endless War (1968-1969)

November 9, 2011 5.0 45 min

The turmoil of 1968 helps Nixon win the presidency. Troop strength in Vietnam peaks and the draft accelerates. Karl Marlantes endures bitter jungle fighting on Hill 484, and draftee Arthur Wiknik gets a grim introduction...

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S01E05 A Changing War (1969-1970)

November 10, 2011 5.0 45 min

Troop withdrawals begin as the Americans train their ARVN allies to take over the war. Gery Benedetti patrols the hostile waters of the Mekong Delta. James Anderson leads a battalion into Cambodia after Nixon's controversial...

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S01E06 Peace with Honor (1971-1975)

November 10, 2011 5.0 45 min

Bob Clewell's helicopter crew comes under intense fire in one of the final operations of the war. Joe Galloway returns to Vietnam and in Washington, D.C., Barry Romo throws down his medals in protest. The...

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