S3 E1 • Dien Bien Phu - The Legacy

Covers the battle at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and the resulting expulsion of the French and the division of the country into a North and South Vietnam.

Première diffusion : 1 janvier 1999

S3 E2 • The Undeclared War

Covers the US's growing invovlement from military advisors to combat troops after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. Also covered is Operation Starlight which was the US Marines first battle against the Vietcong in 1965.

Première diffusion : 1 janvier 1999

S3 E3 • Search and Destroy

Covers the US Army's first battle against the NVA at the Ia Drang Valley in 1965 and the strategy and tactics of the US and North Vietnamese in their efforts to win the war.

Première diffusion : 1 janvier 1999

S3 E4 • The Showdown in the Iron Triangle

Covers the US Operations which try to seek and destroy the Vietcong and induce them into set piece battles in various areas between Saigon and Cambodia in 1966-67.

Première diffusion : 1 janvier 1999

S3 E5 • Countdown to Tet

Covers the events in 1967 which lead the Vietcong to plan an all out attack on South Vietnam during the Tet New Year of 1968.

Première diffusion : 1 janvier 1999

S3 E6 • The Tet Offensive

Covers the Tet Offensive of 1968 in great detail, especially the street battles in Saigon and Hue and the resulting near annihilation of the Vietcong.

Première diffusion : 1 janvier 1999

S3 E7 • War on the DMZ

Covers the battles and US Operations that raged around the DMZ in the years before 1968.

Première diffusion : 1 janvier 1999

S3 E8 • Siege at the Khe Sahn

Covers in great detail the largest battle of the war around the US Marine base at Khe Sanh, including the surrounding hill battles and the many B-52 strikes. This episode is the highlight of the series for me, it covers this battle better than any other documentary I've seen. A lot of the battle was artillery fire being exchanged on both sides and this episode covers exactly where the artillery pieces were placed and shows how the US was able to resupply its troops on the nearby hills while under heavy fire, it was very well done.

Première diffusion : 1 janvier 1999

S3 E9 • Air War Vietnam

Covers the early years of the Air War with American and South Vietnamese pilots flying tandem to the beginning of the Rolling Thunder campaign.

Première diffusion : 1 janvier 1999

S3 E10 • Rolling Thunder

Covers the air attacks on North Vietnam by US forces during Operation Rolling Thunder in 1965-68.

Première diffusion : 1 janvier 1999

S3 E11 • Peace With Honour

Covers the struggle US forces have in turning the ground war over to the South Vietnamese and their effort to destroy NVA bases in Laos and Cambodia in 1970. This episode ends with the NVA's buildup before the Easter Offensive of 1972.

Première diffusion : 1 janvier 1999

S3 E12 • The Fall of Saigon

Covers the Easter Offensive of 1972 and the unrestricted Christmas Bombings which leads to the Paris Peace Accords of 1973 and the end of the War for the US. This episode finishes with the battles that occurred in the two years after the US left and the resulting defeat of South Vietnam with the fall of Saigon.

Première diffusion : 1 janvier 1999