S01 Episode 1
Indochina To U.S. Involvement
After the occupation of France by Nazi Germany left the French colonies in Indochina vulnerable, Japanese forces moved in. The subsequent defeat of the Japanese left the region open to conflict.
51 mins · Tue, 3 Mar 2015
S01 Episode 2
Boots On The Ground
When it was clear that the South Vietnamese security forces would not supply proper security for the US Air Forces bases in South East Asia, President Lyndon Johnson permitted the start of the ground war.
54 mins · Tue, 3 Mar 2015
S01 Episode 3
War Is Hell
In response to declining morale, US generals decide to back a more aggressive strategy to take the war to the National Liberation Front, moving away from the idea that South Vietnam would be able to take back the north without help.
47 mins · Tue, 3 Mar 2015
S01 Episode 4
The Tet Offensive
A truce usually marked the Lunar New Year, but in 1968, the National Liberation Front broke the truce in order to begin the largest battle of the war.
51 mins · Tue, 3 Mar 2015
S01 Episode 5
Prisoners Of War
Many of the US soldiers who were captured by the National Liberation Front were never recovered. Nixon used this fact to justify continuing the war.
50 mins · Tue, 3 Mar 2015
S01 Episode 6
Vietnamization
The Nixon Doctrine called for the strengthening of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam so that they could take over the defence of South Vietnam.
52 mins · Tue, 3 Mar 2015
S01 Episode 7
The War Remembered
The impact of the war began to put pressure on the Nixon Administration, and the South Vietnamese were now alone. The American troops were home, but had little cause for celebration.
51 mins · Tue, 3 Mar 2015
