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0

Media Type

Moving Image

Credit

Lamancha Productions 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

February, 1965. Heavily-armed fighter planes bomb the North Vietnamese base at Dong Hoi, destroying barracks and supply depots. The first strike of Operation Flaming Dart, launched in response to Viet Cong attacks, is a success.

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.

February 7, 1965. In the first strike Operation Flaming Dart, a formation of heavily armed Skyhawk and Crusader fighter planes scream over the North Vietnamese training base at Dong Hoi. Launched in response to recent Viet Cong guerilla raids, the planes pass through heavy antiaircraft fire to unleash a torrent of bombs rockets. As the base’s barracks and supply
depots explode into flames, the war planes turn back toward home to prepare for their next attack.

Climb into the cockpit for a firsthand view of the early air war in Vietnam – from the unauthorized combat missions of the US Air Force’s Farmgate detachment to the first dramatic raids of Rolling Thunder. Find out how the Soviets and Chinese helped build the North’s air force and air defense in response to US air attacks. Watch China prepare its industries and citizens to withstand the unthinkable – an American nuclear strike. Then see why President Johnson’s weekly luncheons turned into top-secret planning sessions… for the strategic bombing of North Vietnam.