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Vietnam, 1945-1975 the ten thousand day war

Summary: [v.1] An overview of America's shifting motivations and priorities in Vietnam, from early support for Ho Chi Minh to the fall of Saigon. [v.2] This video follows the French Indochina war from a small start as a volunteer army of communist guerrillas ending with the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. [v.3] Examines the military coup in Saigon and the ensuing deployment of American troops in the South and the bombing of the North. [v.4] The U.S. involvement became more aggressive with General Westmorelands search and destroy tactics in Vietnam. [v.5] The Ho Chi Minh Trail is the focus of this episode as the vital means of transporting men and supplies to the front in the South. [v.6] The escalation of the Vietnam War and its military tactics and operations is documented. [v.7] The defence of Khe Sanh and the Tet Offensive are examined in the period of the highest U.S. casualties of the entire Vietnam War. [v.8] There are secret plans for the invasion of Cambodia and anti-war protest in the United States leads to major civil disorder. [v.9] This video examines battlefield conditions of American troops and controversy about the treatment of prisoners of war in Northern Vietnam. [v.10] The U.S. hands the war back to South Vietnam. This process of Vietnamization created a tug of war for the hearts and minds of the South Vietnamese people. [v.11] The bombing of Hanoi marked another offensive in the Vietnam War. [v.12] This video chronicles the events starting with the Communist offensive to the dominoe collapse of South Vietnam's cities and the fall of Saigon. [v.13] The unsung Vietnamese soldiers fate and their re-adjustment from the jungle to the mainstream is documented.

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