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  • 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z
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Be an eyewitness to the conflict that divided our nation and changed the very fabric of society. This collection of harrowing and compelling footage traces the evolution of this conflict from a regional military engagement to an ever-expanding war that ultimately spanned three U.S. Presidents. From strategic political moves to the immediacy of jungle warfare and the weapons with which the war was waged, Vietnam: America's Conflict captures the sweep of history and the agony of a generation.

12 episodes

Series Premiere

2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

1x01 Why Viet-Nam

Series Premiere

1x01 Why Viet-Nam

  • 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z30m

Presents the official U.S. government rationale used in 1965 to justify our involvement in Vietnam citing the "domino theory" and the idea that "aggression unchallenged is aggression unleashed." Opening with a speech by President Johnson intending to enlist support for the war, the film shifts to a series of images equating the threat of Communism with that of the Third Reich.

1x02 There is a Way

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Vietnam ushered in an era of air power unprecedented in size and technology. "There Is a Way," celebrates a group of F-105 pilots as they pass their hundredth mission mark against the enemy of North Vietnamese. It shows the daily lives and perils of the pilots through accounts from the pilots, crew, and commander. The war is documented, not through jungle marches and boat expeditions, but airspace over North and South Vietnam. Footage, from missions high above the ground, creates immediacy to the pilot's stories of hazard, hope, and ultimate duty.

1x03 War and Advice

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An "Armed Forces Military Report." United States advisors in Vietnam teach the Vietnamese to defend themselves against communist guerillas, to construct strategic hamlets, to maintain river and canal patrols, and to create a system of military communications. Prepared for use by U.S. Armed Forces Personnel.

Describes United States Air Force duties, procedures and missions on one day of the Vietnam War in 1967.

The story of how air mobility is helping the First Air Cavalry, the "First Team," win the battle for freedom in Southeast Asia.

1x06 Marines '65

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Archival footage reveals significant highlights of Marine operations during 1965. Shows Marine military and civic action operations in the Dominican Republic and Vietnam. Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.

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