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The Vietnam War
Season 1
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- S1 E1 - Vietnam and the WarApril 29, 201543minIn this episode: Vietnam's early history, its people, dynastic struggles and invasions. The French, the Japanese in WWII and the rise of communism in 1941. The emergence of Ho Chi Minh, nationalism into communism. The effect of the domino theory, JFK's assassination and the Gulf of Tonkin incident. The US drawn into bloody conflict.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E2 - The TV WarJanuary 11, 201443minAfter early domination through Operation Thunder, three years of B52 raids, napalm and Agent Orange drops. In 1968 the Vietcong Tet Offensive turned the tide, the TV war began in full, anti-war demos, the Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy assassinations and My Lai massacre the war was now being shown on the nightly news for the first time. Over half a million US troops are deployed.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E3 - Fallout & RecoveryMay 14, 201545minIn this episode: Nixon orders the majority of US troops back. Watergate. The US embassy is evacuated. The South faces a backlash from the North and US veterans face dishonour and neglect back home.This video is currently unavailable
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