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Cold War episode 11 – Vietnam 1954-1968

History / 8 minutes of reading / May 2, 2023 / By HDclump

Cold War episode 11 – Vietnam 1954-1968: Since the conclusion of French colonial rule, Vietnam has been a nation divided. The North is governed by communists, while the South is controlled by anti-communists. Despite cautionary advice against involvement in a nationalist conflict, the United States deploys its military forces. As opposition to the war grows within America, the US comes to realise that victory is unattainable. Following the French defeat at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, refugees pour into South Vietnam from the North as a strict land reform programme is implemented by the communist regime. With […]

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The Vietnam War episode 10 – The Weight of Memory

History / 2 minutes of reading / January 29, 2019 / By HDclump

The Vietnam War episode 10 – The Weight of Memory In The Vietnam War episode 10: while the Watergate scandal rivets Americans’ attention and forces President Nixon to resign, the Vietnamese continue to savage one another in a brutal civil war. When hundreds of thousands of North Vietnamese troops pour into the south, Saigon descends rapidly into chaos and collapses. For the next 40 years, Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for healing and reconciliation. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told

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The Vietnam War episode 9

History / 2 minutes of reading / January 28, 2019 / By HDclump

The Vietnam War episode 9 – A Disrespectful Loyalty In The Vietnam War episode 9, South Vietnamese forces fighting on their own in Laos suffer a terrible defeat. Massive U.S. airpower makes the difference in halting an unprecedented North Vietnamese offensive. After being re-elected in a landslide, Nixon announces Hanoi has agreed to a peace deal. American prisoners of war will finally come home – to a bitterly divided country. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. THE VIETNAM WAR features

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The Vietnam War episode 8

History / 2 minutes of reading / January 27, 2019 / By HDclump

The Vietnam War episode 8 – The History of the World In The Vietnam War episode 8 – with morale plummeting in Vietnam, President Nixon begins withdrawing American troops. As news breaks of an unthinkable massacre committed by American soldiers, the public debates the rectitude of the war, while an incursion into Cambodia reignites antiwar protests with tragic consequences. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. THE VIETNAM WAR features testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the

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The Vietnam War episode 7

History / 2 minutes of reading / January 14, 2019 / By HDclump

The Vietnam War episode 7 – The Veneer of Civilization In The Vietnam War episode 7, public support for the war declines, and American men of draft age face difficult decisions and wrenching moral choices. After police battle with demonstrators in the streets of Chicago, Richard Nixon wins the presidency, promising law and order at home and peace overseas. In Vietnam, the war goes on and soldiers on all sides witness terrible savagery and unflinching courage. The Vietnam War episode 7 – The Veneer of Civilization In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of

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The Vietnam War episode 6

History / 2 minutes of reading / April 4, 2018 / By HDclump

The Vietnam War episode 6 – Things Fall Apart In The Vietnam War episode 6, on the eve of the Tet holiday, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launch surprise attacks on cities and military bases throughout the south, suffering devastating losses but casting grave doubt on Johnson’s promise that there is “light at the end of the tunnel.” The president decides not to run again and the country is staggered by assassinations and unrest. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on

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The Vietnam War episode 5

History / 2 minutes of reading / April 3, 2018 / By HDclump

In The Vietnam War episode 5, american casualties and enemy body counts mount as Marines face deadly North Vietnamese ambushes and artillery south of the DMZ and Army units chase an elusive enemy in the central highlands. Hanoi lays plans for a massive surprise offensive, and the Johnson Administration reassures the American public that victory is in sight. The Vietnam War is a ten-part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that will air on PBS in September 2017. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam

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The Vietnam War episode 4

History / 2 minutes of reading / April 2, 2018 / By HDclump

In The Vietnam War episode 4, defying American airpower, North Vietnamese troops and materiel stream down the Ho Chi Minh Trail into the south, while Saigon struggles to “pacify the countryside.” As an antiwar movement builds back home, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and Marines discover that the war they are being asked to fight in Vietnam is nothing like their fathers’ war. The Vietnam War is a ten-part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that will air on PBS in September 2017. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the

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The Vietnam War episode 3

History / 2 minutes of reading / April 1, 2018 / By HDclump

The Vietnam War episode 3 – The River Styx In The Vietnam War episode 3 – With South Vietnam in chaos, hardliners in Hanoi seize the initiative and send combat troops to the south, accelerating the insurgency. Fearing Saigon’s collapse, President Johnson escalates America’s military commitment, authorizing sustained bombing of the north and deploying ground troops in the south. The Vietnam War is a ten-part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that will air on PBS in September 2017. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as

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The Vietnam War episode 2

History / 3 minutes of reading / March 31, 2018 / By HDclump

In The Vietnam War episode 2, President Kennedy inspires idealistic young Americans to serve their country and wrestles with how deeply to get involved in South Vietnam. As the increasingly autocratic Diem regime faces a growing communist insurgency and widespread Buddhist protests, a grave political crisis unfolds. The Vietnam War episode 2 – Riding the Tiger The Vietnam War is a ten-part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that will air on PBS in September 2017. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it

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The Vietnam War episode 1

History / 2 minutes of reading / March 30, 2018 / By HDclump

The Vietnam War episode 1 – Déjà Vu: After a long and brutal war, Vietnamese revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh end nearly a century of French colonial occupation. With the Cold War intensifying, Vietnam is divided in two at Geneva. Communists in the north aim to reunify the country, while America supports Ngo Dinh Diem’s untested regime in the south. The Vietnam War episode 1 The Vietnam War is a ten-part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that will air on PBS in September 2017. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns

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