Media Type

Moving Image

Physical Location

Stacks

Copyright Statement

item is copyrighted

Number of Media

1

Language(s)

English

Format

VHS

Time - Hr:Min:Sec

00:58:00

Digitized in HD?

No

General Note

Battlefield Vietnam: Count Down to Tet movie description:

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 1967. American and South Vietnamese troops begin a series of sweeps through traditional Viet Cong strongholds – first the iron Triangle near Saigon, then in War Zone C, along the Cambodian border. Thousands of guerrillas are killed in ferocious firefights, their installations destroyed. In the northern part of the country, escalated bombing raids appear to be pounding the North Vietnamese Army into oblivion. But North Vietnam and the Viet Cong are far from conceding defeat…in fact, they are preparing to unleash the biggest offensive of the war.

Learn the secrets of Ho Chi Minh’s remarkable strategy to shatter South Vietnamese and US resolve in a countrywide attack. Discover how the military leader, who originally opposed the ambitious plan, turned into a shocking reality. Follow Viet Cong guerrillas on a perilous journey down the Ho Chi Minh trail in infiltrate a heavily patrolled South. Then see how an initial attack on a Marine base triggered the massive assault…and a serious strategic blunder by US command.