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S1 E2 Boots On The Ground

Documentary

TV-14

54m

Mar 2, 2015

As it became clear the South Vietnamese security forces would not provide adequate security for the US Air Force bases in Southeast Asia, President Lyndon Johnson authorized the beginning of the ground war.

Season 1, 7 Episodes

Season 1 (7 Episodes)

Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered - Indochina To U.S. Involvement

Indochina To U.S. Involvement,

French colonies in Indochina fell to the Imperial Japanese after Nazi Germany occupied France during World War II. After the Japanese were defeated, the power vacuum left in the Indochina region set the stage for a major conflict.

Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered - Boots On The Ground

Boots On The Ground,

As it became clear the South Vietnamese security forces would not provide adequate security for the US Air Force bases in Southeast Asia, President Lyndon Johnson authorized the beginning of the ground war.

Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered - War Is Hell

As troop morale declined, US generals began to advocate for a more aggressive strategy to take the war to the NLF, abandoning the idea that South Vietnam could take back the North without US assistance.

Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered - The Tet Offensive

The Tet Offensive,

A truce normally marked the Lunar New Year (Tet), but in 1968, the NLF broke the truce in order to launch the largest battle of the war: The Tet Offensive.

Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered - Prisoners Of War

Prisoners Of War,

During the course of the war, the NLF captured thousands of US soldiers, some of whom were never recovered. Their recovery was used as part of Nixon's justification for continuing the war.

Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered - Vietnamization

Vietnamization,

The Nixon Doctrine called for the bolstering of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in order for them to take over the defense of South Vietnam. However, their efforts eventually prove to be in vain.

Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered - The War Remembered

The War Remembered,

The political costs of the war began to add up for the Nixon Administration, and the South Vietnamese were now on their own. The American troops were home, but there was little celebration. The scars of war would linger in American culture for decades.

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Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered

Documentary

TV-14

1 Season

52m

VIETNAM: 50 YEARS REMEMBERED is a chronicle of the tragedy that tested the strength of our country and forever changed the social and political landscape of the world.

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