Pages

0

Media Type

Moving Image

Credit

Lamancha Productions Ltd.

Physical Location

D021.4G

Copyright Statement

Time Life Video

Number of Media

1

Language(s)

English

Format

VHS

Time - Hr:Min:Sec

58:00

Digitized in HD?

No

General Note

March, 1972. U.S. airpower rescues South Vietnam from certain defeat in the Spring Offensive. Witness secret peace negotiations at the Paris Peace Talks. See how B-52 bombing raids pounded North Vietnam to its knees.

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 30, 1972. North Vietnamese artillery located inside the Demilitarized Zone open fire on the South’s forward defenses. The ferocity of the barrage throws the defending troops into chaos, as 30,000 Northern soldiers storm across the border. Soon the South Vietnamese forces are driven back to the Cua Viet river’s edge, bombarded by withering tank and artillery fire. It is the first attack in a daring offensive to conquer all of South Vietnam.

Learn how US airpower rescued South Vietnam from certain defeat during the North’s Spring Offensive. Witness secret negotiations at the Paris Peace Talks and find out why the South’s president tried to derail an agreement that would end the conflict. See how devastating US B-52 bombing raids pounded North Vietnam to its knees – and helped bring an end to the American war in Vietnam. Then discover what happened after the withdrawal of US troops, as Northern forces battled their way through the South, leading to a final, all-out assault against the capital city of Saigon.