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0

Media Type

Moving Image

Credit

Lamancha Production Ltd.

Physical Location

D021.4G

Copyright Statement

Time-Life Video

Language(s)

English

Format

VHS

Time - Hr:Min:Sec

58:00

Digitized in HD?

No

General Note

August, 1964, North Vietnamese patrol boats surprise the USS Maddox with an attack. This unprovoked attack and another two nights later send the simmering conflict between the U.S. and North Vietnam spiraling toward outright war.

General Note

Now, for the first time, discover the complete story of the US war in Vietnam. Through rare and never-before seen US and Vietnamese combat footage, vivid computer graphics and newly declassified secrets from both sides, you’ll experience the major battles, firefights and key military campaigns in action-packed detail. From the decisive battle at Dien Bien Phu to the final US helicopter lifting off from a besieged Saigon, battlefield Vietnam delivers a comprehensive, unflinching look at America’s most controversial war.

August 2, 1964. Off the coast of North Vietnam, enemy patrol boats surprise the US destroyer Maddox with a barrage of torpedoes and machine-gun fire. The unprovoked attack, then a possible second attack two nights later, send the simmering conflict between the United States and North Vietnam spiraling dangerously toward outright war. Within a week, American jets bomb the North retaliation, and President Lyndon Johnson acquires the power to wage unrestricted war in Vietnam.

Follow the escalating US involvement in Vietnam – from military advisors after the battle at Dien Bien Phu to unofficial combat missions less than a decade later – that ultimately led to the confrontation in the Tonkin Gulf. Learn the Viet Cong tactics that ensured an overwhelming victory over helicopters and armor in the battle at Ap Bac. Witness the incredible destructive power of bombing operations Flaming Dart and Rolling Thunder. Then feel the excitement of the first full-scale US battle of the war, Operation Starlite, and see why its results left commander General Westmoreland confident of total victory.