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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

January, 1968. A barrage from North Vietnamese artillery slams into the Marine base at Khe Sanh, scoring a direct hit on the main ammo dump and sending shells and mortar rounds in every direction. See how this important base met its end.

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.

January 21,1968. At 5:30 am a deafening barrage of North Vietnamese artillery slams into the marine combat base at Khe Sanh. As Marines frantically dive for cover, an incoming round scores a direct hit on the base’s main ammo dump – sending shells and mortar rounds in every direction. For the next two days, the troops will have to duck their own flying ammo, feverishly repair damaged runways and fight off relentless probing attacks as they prepare for the biggest battle of the entire war.
Follow the Americans and the North Vietnamese into the battle – from its explosive beginning to the last ditch assaults that killed thousands in a barrage of gunfire. Make a hair-raising run during operation Niagara, the largest tactical bombing campaign ever conceived. Visit the trenches that helped the North Vietnamese survive a rain of bombs, machine-gun fire and rivers of flaming napalm. And discover how, just months after the battle, the base that was to be held “at any cost” met its surprising end.