Vietnam: A Television History (1983) (11 Episodes)



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A riveting and powerful documentary about the controversial Vietnam War.
"...meticulously researched and carefully balanced...(it) may broaden many Americans' understanding of Vietnam, if not change their opinion about the war..." - The New York Times
A six-year project from conception to completion, this eleven-hour DVD collection carefully analyzes the costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war. From the first episode to the last, it provides a detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues.

Title: Vietnam: A Television History
IMDB Rating: 8.9/10
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Release Date: 4 October 1983
Genre: Documentary | History | War
Awards: Won Erik Barnouw Award 1984
Country: USA | UK | France
Video: AVI | Xvid | 608x448 | 23.98fps
Audio: English | MP3 | 48000Hz stereo | 128Kbps
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Runtime: 60min/ep
Size: 7.4GB

List of episodes:
Episode 01: Roots of A War
Despite cordial relations between American intelligence offficers and Communist leader Ho Chi Minh in the turbulent closing months of World War II, French and British hostility to the Vietnamese revolution laid the groundwork for a new war.

Episode 02: America's Mandarin (1954-1963)
To stop the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia, America replaced France in South Vietnam--supporting autocratic President Ngo Dinh Diem until his own generals turned against him in a coup that brought political chaos to Saigon.

Episode 03: LBJ Goes to War (1964-1965)
With Ho Chi Minh determined to reunite Vietnam, Lyndon Baines Johnson determined to prevent it; with South Vietnam on the verge of collapse, the stage was set for massive escalation of the undeclared Vietnam War.

Episode 04: America Takes Charge (1965- 1967)
In two years, the Johnson administration's troop build-up dispatched 1.5 million Americans to Vietnam to fight a war they found baffling, tedious, exciting, deadly and unforgettable.

Episode 05: America's Enemy (1954-1967)
The Vietnam War as seen from different perspectives; by Vietcong guerillas and sympathizers; by North Vietnamese leaders; by rank and file, and by Americans held prisoner in Hanoi.

Episode 06: Tet, 1968
The massive enemy offensive at the Lunar New Year decimated the Vietcong and failed to topple the Saigon government, but led to the beginning of America's military withdrawal.

Episode 07: Vietnamizing the War (1968- 1973)
President Nixon's program of troop pull-outs, stepped-up bombing and huge arms shipments to Saigon changed the war, and left GI's wondering which of them would be the last to die in Vietnam.

Episode 08: Cambodia and Laos
Despite technical neutrality, both of Vietnam's smaller neighbors were drawn into the war, suffered massive bombing, and, in the case of Cambodia, endured a post-war holocaust of nightmare proportions.

Episode 09: Peace is at Hand (1968-1973)
While Americans and Vietnamese continued to clash in battle, diplomats in Paris argued about making peace, reaching an accord that, after more than four years, proved to be a preface to further bloodshed.

Episode 10: Homefront USA
Through troubled years of controversy and violence, US casualties mounted, victory remained elusive and American opinion moved from general approval to general dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War.

Episode 11: The End of the Tunnel (1973- 1975)
South Vietnamese leaders believed that America would never let them go down to defeat--a belief that died as North Vietnamese tanks smashed into Saigon on April 30, 1975, and the long war ended with South Vietnam's surrender.

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National Geographic - Vietnam's Unseen War - Pictures from the Other Side (2002)



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National Geographic journeys deep behind battle lines to experience a different side of the Vietnam War - the side seen only through the lenses of North Vietnamese photographers. Renowned British photojournalist Tim Page travels back to the land where he nearly lost his life to meet with North Vietnamese war photographers, revealing remarkable, never-before-seen photos and personal stories long hidden by time and tragedy.

Title: National Geographic - Vietnam's Unseen War - Pictures from the Other Side
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
Director: Nicolas Noxon, Robert Guenette
Release Date: May 21, 2002
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA
Source: DVDRip
Video: AVI | Xvid | 624x464 | 25.00fps
Audio: English | MP3 | 48KHz | 111Kbps | 2CH
Runtime: 60 minutes
Size: 729MB

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History Channel - The Vietnam War (2007)



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America’s first televised war comes starkly and comprehensively alive in this sweeping
documentary collection. The best material from the archives of THE HISTORY CHANNEL and
CBS News. 7 complete documentaries offers rare insight into critical elements of the
Vietnam War. Contemporary footage and commentary capture the Vietnam experience as it happened.

At a total cost of more than 3.1 million lives, the Vietnam conflict is, to date, America’s
longest and most controversial war. It also marked the first time TV journalists ventured to
the frontlines to bring the spectacle of combat into American living rooms. Across the nation,
Americans watched, captivated by the surprise Tet Offensive and the slow-motion tragedy of
the 77-day Battle of Khe Sanh, and inspired by the courage and skill of American soldiers at
decisive engagements like Ia Drang Valley, Con Thien, and Dak To.

This special THE HISTORY CHANNEL collection profiles the decision-makers of the Vietnam War
and chronicles each key event, from the advisors’ arrival in 1959 to the airlift from the roof
of the American Embassy in 1975. Archival footage and interviews with historians and veterans
reveal the military and political strategies in play, and CBS News archives take viewers to
the frontlines to witness the daily struggles of American servicemen and women.

Combining interviews with Vietnam veterans and the actual footage from CBS News coverage,
the viewer is given a glimpse into the war that has rarely been seen. Battle stories are
heart breaking enough in the words of the veterans, but coupled with the news footage and
reporting (for the first time from the front lines,) it becomes a greater more personal grief.

Title: History Channel - The Vietnam War
Release Date: 12/18/2007
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA
Video: Xvid | 448×320
Audio: English | AC3 | 110 KB/s
Runtime: ~ 5h
Size: ~ 350 Mb/Ep

Episodes:
1. America Enters the War
2. Tet in Saigon and Hue War
3. Ringing Down the Curtain
4. The End Game

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Battleground Vietnam: War in the Jungle (2005)



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The Vietnam War was one of the most bloody conflicts of the second half of XX century . Many experts still think about its causes and consequences . How it all began? whether the actions were justified by the parties ? Was it possible to avoid the worst ? Here is a candid and entertaining portrait of the Vietnam War , created by experts and eyewitnesses . With rare newsreels we must take a historical excursion in the era of French colonialism in Southeast Asia to see how emerging conflicts . An uncompromising story about the horrors of war in the jungle and the daily life of brave soldiers who found themselves face to face with a mysterious and ruthless enemy, will be the basis for detailed expert comment . Unique color shots , many of which you'll see for the first time , come alive for you the recent past , when in a moment destroyed entire villages , conceived the legendary military operations, and ordinary people fought for their freedom.

Title: Battleground Vietnam: War in the Jungle
Director: Edward Foyerherd
Release Date: 12/20/2005
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA
Source: DVDRip
Video: AVI | DivX 5 | 640x480 | 1343Kbps | 25.00fps
Audio: English | MP3 | 44100Hz stereo | 192Kbps
Runtime: 1h-1h30min/2 eps
Size: 4.29GB Total

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Combat Vietnam: To Hell and Beyond (2000)



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This documentary is exceedingly good value for money. Although the picture and sound quality are varied (I'm sure some episodes were taken from magnetic masters), the content was surprisingly refreshing in a Vietnam documentary sense. That is, this documentary seemed to have been coupled together from Military newsreel archives from the actual Vietnam conflict (pre 69, I think), and was deviod of the usual retrospective look at the war. Listening to the voice-overs, the war was already won - by the US. Some fill-in sections (to keep each episode to the 30 minute mark) was in some cases filled with un-narrated segments, but rather than adding sound effects, they had someone on a synthesizer making a pretty corn-ball "score" (for lack of a more accurate term describing the embarassing sounds that accompanied the images in this case). Fortunately, these segments were pretty far between. From a military equipment perspective, I actually learnt a few things from it. For starters, they showed the Marines amphibous APC, one which had a brief shot in Coppola's "Apocalypse Now", which I had previously thought was not hardware used in Vietnam. Definitely a worthy purchase for Vietnam era miliraty buffs.

Title: Combat Vietnam: To Hell and Beyond
Release Date: July 11, 2000
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA
Source: DVDRip
Video: XviD | 1800 kb/sec | 608x464 | 4:3
Audio: English | 124 kb/sec
Runtime: 22 minutes x 6 Parts
Size: 350MB x 6 Parts

List Parts:
1. The Chopper War
Actual under fire footage from the first chopper war, a weapon for swift ground support firepower, a workhorse for supply wounded evacuation and much more.

2. Air Power at the Khe Sanh
Marines in battle, 6000 hold theior ground surrounded and under merciless non-stop enemy fire.

3. Rivers, Sea and Air
The navy at war including river boat forces, seabees, big guns off-shore fire support and fighter aircraft carrier ops.

4. Tank Attack
Heroic story of the armored and their valiant role in a country of rugged terrain and steamy jungle.

5. Jungle Warfare
A war with no front lines featuring under-fire footage.

6. Death on Dragon Mountain
Brutal story of the "Ivymen" of The 4th Infantry Division in close-up furious combat, combining tank mobility, helicopters and the terror of artillery.

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History Channel - Viet Cong (2007)



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Jungle warfare was perfected by the North Vietnamese. From their hidden tunnel cities, the Viet Cong launched operations that were terrifying in their ingenuity, savagery, and persistence. The 10-day battle for the place that came to be known as Hamburger Hill was perhaps the classic conflict of the Vietnam War. Piecing together newly disclosed stories from both sides, we learn how American commanders made the mistake of fighting this battle as they had fought WWII. The North Vietnamese, employing a very different set of strategies, built a massive warren of tunnels and then faded into Laos when the battle turned against them.

Title: History Channel - Viet Cong
Release Date: 02/06/2007
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA
Source: DVDRip
Video: XViD | 980 kbps | 512x384
Audio: MP3 | 110 kbps
Runtime: 00:44:30
Size: ~360 MB

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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) New link



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Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam was first telecast April 3, 1988, over the HBO cable service. Based on the book of the same name, the program is devoted to poignant recitations of letters to and from American participants of the Vietnam war. The letters are heard over images culled from news footage, home movies and still photography, with contemporary music added to put things in the proper historical context. The 2-hour film, featuring readings from various well-known actors (see cast list), was a co-production involving Bill Couturie, a previous Emmy winner for Vietnam Requiem, and the Vietnam Veterans Ensemble Theatre Company.

Title: Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
Director: Bill Couturié
Release Date: September 1988
Genre: Documentary | History | War
Awards: Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination
Country: USA
Source: DVDRip
Video: AVI | XVID | | 720x432 |25.000fps | 1023 kbps
Audio: English | MPEG-1 | 120Kbps | 44100Hz
Runtime: 1:25:43
Size: ~700 MB

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Vietnam The Chopper War (2005)



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As US-backed South Vietnamese troops began to wane in their struggle against the Communist North, the American military sought a solution that would turn the advantage back in their favour. The answer was to improve air mobility with the introduction of the US Army helicopter, in vast numbers and multiple guises. Amongst others, the now legendary Bell UH-1 or "Huey" helicopter became a familiar sight in the Vietnamese skies, carrying out various roles from escort gunship to air ambulances or "Medivac" helicopters. The versatility of these aircraft was recognised as being a major asset, one which has been adapted through the decades to the needs of modern warfare.

Title: Vietnam The Chopper War
Release Date: August 23, 2005
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA
Source: DVDRip
Video: AVI | XviD | 656x480
Audio: English | mp3 | 128kbps
Runtime: 0:52:57
Size: 755 MB

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