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S1 E1 The Beginning (1964-1965)/Search and Destroy (1966-1967)

Documentary

TV-14

1 hour 25 minutes

Nov 7, 2011

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 of the war.

Season 1, 3 Episodes

Season 1 (3 Episodes)

The Beginning (1964-1965)/Search and Destroy (1966-1967),

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 of the war.

TV-14 1h 25m 2011

The Tet Offensive (1968)/An Endless War (1968-1969),

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 anti-war fervor at home.

TV-14 1h 25m 2011

A Changing War (1969-1970)/Peace with Honor (1971-1975),

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 order.

TV-14 1h 24m 2011

Details

Vietnam in HD

Documentary

TV-14

1 Season

1 hour 25 minutes

Two years after the release of its landmark Emmy-winning series WWII in HD, HISTORY shifts its focus to the Vietnam War, one of the most controversial chapters in American history, and to a new generation.

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