- Created By
Sammy Jackson
- First Aired on
Nov 08, 2011
- Popularity: 4.3019
- 7 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Nov 10, 2011
Last episode: Peace with Honor (1971-1975)
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1The Beginning (1964-1965)45 min
In 1965, Operation Rolling Thunder roars across the skies over North Vietnam and the first U.S. ground troops land in the South. American soldiers are outnumbered in the Ia Drang Valley, the first major battle of the war.
Episode 2Search & Destroy (1966-1967)45 min
American troops launch widespread "search and destroy" operations; body count, not territory, becomes the measure of success in Vietnam. Charles Brown fights for survival on the bloody slopes of Hill 875 and at home, the American public begins to question U.S. military strategy.
Episode 3The Tet Offensive (1968)45 min
The enemy gains ground when the massive Tet Offensive catches the Americans by surprise. At Khe Sanh and Pleiku, U.S. troops are under siege. Americans mount a counteroffensive but the shock of the assault ignites anti-war fervor at home.
Episode 4An Endless War (1968-1969)45 min
The turmoil of 1968 helps Nixon win the presidency. Troop strength in Vietnam peaks and the draft accelerates. Karl Marlantes endures bitter jungle fighting on Hill 484, and draftee Arthur Wiknik gets a grim introduction to combat on "Hamburger Hill". But shortly after "winning" both hills, US troops abandon them.
Episode 5A Changing War (1969-1970)45 min
Troop withdrawals begin as the Americans train their ARVN allies to take over the war. Gery Benedetti patrols the hostile waters of the Mekong Delta. James Anderson leads a battalion into Cambodia after Nixon's controversial order. Don DeVore struggles to survive a fierce night attack, and Anne Purcell gets promising news about her husband.
