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"Vietnam: On the Frontlines Part 1: America Enters the War" (44:59)
U.S. Marines arrive in June 1965 to protect a U.S. air base, marking the first time U.S. soldiers will fight as combat troops in Vietnam. The North Vietnamese Army and the southern Viet Cong guerrillas launch a series of vicious attacks and terrorist bombings in retaliation.
"Vietnam: On the Frontlines Part 2: Tet in Saigon and Hue War" (45:08)
In January 1968, both the NVA and the Viet Cong launch a series of massive attacks on every major city in South Vietnam during Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. The two most important cities in South Vietnam are the scenes for some of the bloodiest fighting of the war. Though both are decisive U.S. military victories, the Tet Offensive is the biggest political crisis of Lyndon Johnson's presidency.
"Vietnam: On the Frontlines Part 3: Ringing Down the Curtain" (45:02)
Having won the 1968 presidential elections, Richard Nixon decides to withdraw troops from Vietnam slowly while invading neighboring Cambodia, which many North Vietnamese soldiers use to launch attacks. By 1972, the North Vietnamese are ready to launch a full-scale attack on the south.
"Vietnam: On the Frontlines Part 4: The End Game" (44:58)
By 1975, the North Vietnamese are all but assured a complete victory as they overrun South Vietnam and the South Vietnamese Army falls apart. Americans struggle to evacuate the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, as the NVA is only a few miles away.
LBJ and Vietnam: In the Eye of the Storm (89:35)
In 1963, the assassination of President Kennedy puts Vice President Lyndon Johnson in charge. But for all his grand ambitions and plans, his presidency will come to be defined by the slowly ticking time bomb of Vietnam. Thanks to a combination of arrogant and short-sighted advisors, a divisive political climate, and Johnson's own stubbornness, he commits to a gradual and irreversible series of decisions that leads to a bloody and unpopular war.
Command Decisions: Tet Offensive (21:49)
Viewers are given a chance to analyze the decisions made by U.S. General William Westmoreland, the commander of all U.S. forces in Vietnam, during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
Unsung Heroes: Battle of Khe Sanh (43:41)
In January 1968, the U.S. fort at Khe Sanh is held under siege by the NVA. Without reinforcements or supplies, U.S. soldiers held out for an astonishing 77 days until finally being rescued.
April 1969-May 1970
