2015 1 Staffel 7 Ep. 14+ Beendet

Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered

2015 1 Staffel 7 Ep. 14+

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Staffel 1

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360 Min.

S1 · E1 · 3. Mär 2015

Indochina To U.S. Involvement Folge 1

French colonies in Indochina fell to the Imperial Japanese after Nazi Germany occupied France during World War II. After the Japanese were defeated, the power vacuum left in the Indochina region set the stage for a major conflict.

360 Min.

S1 · E2 · 3. Mär 2015

Boots on the Ground Folge 2

As it became clear the South Vietnamese security forces would not provide adequate security for the US Air Force bases in Southeast Asia, President Lyndon Johnson authorized the beginning of the ground war.

360 Min.

S1 · E3 · 3. Mär 2015

War is Hell Folge 3

As troop morale declined, US generals began to advocate for a more aggressive strategy to take the war to the NLF, abandoning the idea that South Vietnam could take back the North without US assistance.

360 Min.

S1 · E4 · 3. Mär 2015

Tet Offensive Folge 4

A truce normally marked the Lunar New Year (Tet), but in 1968, the NLF broke the truce in order to launch the largest battle of the war: The Tet Offensive.

360 Min.

S1 · E5 · 3. Mär 2015

Prisoners of War Folge 5

During the course of the war, the NLF captured thousands of US soldiers, some of whom were never recovered. Their recovery was used as part of Nixon's justification for continuing the war.

360 Min.

S1 · E6 · 3. Mär 2015

Vietnamization Folge 6

The Nixon Doctrine called for the bolstering of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in order for them to take over the defense of South Vietnam. However, their efforts eventually prove to be in vain, leading to the evacuation of the US and South Vietnamese forces in the Fall of Saigon.

360 Min.

S1 · E7 · 3. Mär 2015

The War Remembered Folge 7

The political costs for the war began to add up for the Nixon Administration, and the South Vietnamese were now on their own. The American troops were home, but there was little celebration. The scars of the war would linger in American culture for decades to come.

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Vietnam: 50 Years Remembered