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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

March, 1954. The French army base at Dien Bien Phu, deep in hostile territory, is suddenly hit by a massive attack. Greatly outnumbered, the French combat wave upon wave of enemy assault. The French government calls on the U.S. for help.

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.

March 13, 1954. The French army base at Dien Bien Phu, deep in hostile territory, is suddenly hit by a massive artillery bombardment. Greatly outnumbered, and surrounded by withering mortar and field gun fire, the French troops bravely combat wave upon wave of enemy assault. As one stronghold after another falls under relentless attack by Vietnamese guerrilla fighters, the French government calls on the US to help prevent a stunning defeat.
The aftermath of the battle at Dien Bien Phu would ultimately lead to the creation of North and South Vietnam. Visit the North’s shrewd leader Ho Chi Minh to learn his violent strategy for reuniting the two countries. Eavesdrop on White House conversations to find out why fear of “the domino effect” soon pulled the US into the conflict. Discover the secret American plan to deploy massive combat forces in the South… in 1959. Then follow a band of early Viet Cong guerrillas as they prepare to embroil South Vietnam in a full-scale war.