The Vietnam War
Episodes
Episode 7
The Vietnam War: On the Frontlines, Pt. 3: Ringing Down the Curtain
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
As Nixon withdraws troops from Vietnam, he orchestrates an incursion into Cambodia. On Easter 1972, North Vietnamese swarm into South Vietnam.
Episode 6
The Vietnam War: Unsung Heroes: The Battle of Khe Sanh
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
The 77-day siege of Khe Sanh received unprecedented, agonized attention from the homefront as brave American soldiers fought fiercely against a numerically superior foe over a combat base with virtually no strategic value.
Episode 5
The Vietnam War: On the Frontlines, Pt. 4: The End Game
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
U.S. Marines rescue almost 7,000 people -- 1,400 Americans and 5,600 South Vietnamese -- in the hours before Saigon falls to the Communists.
Episode 4
The Vietnam War: Command Decisions: The Tet Offensive
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
In January 1968, during the Tet holiday cease-fire, the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong attacked over 100 cities and bases in South Vietnam. Technically a military defeat for the Viet Cong, the offensive became a political and public relations disaster at home on U.S. soil.
Episode 3
The Vietnam War: On the Frontlines, Pt. 2: Tet In Saigon and Hue
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
In January 1968, during the Tet holiday cease-fire, the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong attack over 100 cities and bases in South Vietnam. The bloodiest battle, near the ancient capital of Hue, inflicts thousands of casualties of both soldiers and civilians.
Episode 2
The Vietnam War: On the Frontlines, Pt. 1: America Enters the War
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Courageous U.S. soldiers in Vietnam, both on land and in the air, face an unrelenting enemy in bloody battles at Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh, Con Thien, and Dak To.
