The Legacy of War: Vietnam (42mins). During the PBS Newshour broadcast on the 25th anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam, renowned historians and correspondents addressed some the lingering issues associated with that war.
The Vietnam War: From start to finish (28 mins). The program covers the war with the French, the division of Indochina, the defeat of the French, the partitioning of Vietnam, the unraveling of the South Vietnamese government and the arrival of increasing numbers of American advisors.
Declassified: Viet Cong (90 mins). Piecing together disclosed stories from allied and enemy sournces, this program analyzes why U.S. commanders in Vietnam made the mistake of fighting the Battle of Hamburger Hill as they had fought the battles of WW II
LBJ and Vietnam: In the eye of the storm (140 mins). This A&E Special offers an inside view of a presidency in crisis and the personal torment of a man torn between completing the task at and the unbearable cost of doing so. Much of the materials comes from formally secret audiotapes Johnson made of phone converstions, discussions and cabinet meetings.
Vietnam: Ringing down the Down the Curtain (45 mins). Using archival footage and interviews with historians and veterans, this A&E Special tracks the story of American involvment in the Vietnam War from the Cambodian incursion of 1970 to the Easter Offensive of 1972.
The Ghosts of My Lai (53 mins). On March 16, 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War, American soldiers killed 504 unarmed civilians in the village of My Lai. After a brief overview of the war and the home front backlash agianst it, this program seeks to understand the massacre and its aftermath through the interwoven narratives of three U.S. soldiers who were present on that horrific day.
My Lai (90 mins) from PBS's American Experience this boardcast focuses on the 1968 My Lai massacre, its subsequent cover-up, and the heroic efforts of the soldiers who broke ranks to try to halt the atrocities, and then bring them to light.
The Fall of Siagon: April 29 and 30, 1975 (54 mins). The end of the Vietnam War came abruptly on April 30, 1975, the day the American-supported government of South Vietnam collapsed and the capital fell to communist forces. This program presents those dramatic events as captured by an NBC News team on the scene.
The fall of Siagon and the South Vietnamese Exodus to America (37 mins). As communism tightened its grip on what was once South Vietnam, a stream of refugees poured into America. This program used interviews and archival footage of this escape following the fall of Saigon.
The Fog of War (DVD): eleven lessons from the life of Robert S. McNamara/ produced and directed by Errol Morris. Available Hayden 4 hour reserve at E840.4 .F68 2004 DVD and at Fetcher Library (West campus) at E840.4 .F68 2004 DVD two copies available.
Vietnam: a television history. This 11 hour series analyzes the costs and consequences of the war that changed a generation. Available (in 13 DVDs) at Hayden Library DS558 .V285x 1993 video: Hayden Lower Level. Also there is a PBS website that accompanies this series. It has some primary sources such as President Eisenhower's letter to Ngo Dinh Diem in 1954 or Aggression from the North a 1965 State Department paper.
Vietnam War. This site does not try to document the entire history of the war but is intended as a picture essay illustrating some of the incredible conditions under which soldiers from both sides lived, fought, played and ultimately died.
