Name: Battlezone: The Vietnam War
Uploaded: 2021-12-21T02:19:14.000Z
Description: This series dives deep into the lives of the soldiers and citizens consumed by the Vietnam War. Along with the documented battle scenes come training films aimed at familiarizing U.S. troops with the tactics employed by the Vietcong. Footage includes the Gulf of Tonkin incident, the battles at Da Nang and Chu Lai, and the Battle of Khe Sanh.

This series dives deep into the lives of the soldiers and citizens consumed by the Vietnam War. Along with the documented battle scenes come training films aimed at familiarizing U.S. troops with the tactics employed by the Vietcong. Footage includes the Gulf of Tonkin incident, the battles at Da Nang and Chu Lai, and the Battle of Khe Sanh.

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A Day in Vietnam

The Story of the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam.

The Screaming Eagles in Vietnam

The USS Harnett County (LST-821) served as a floating base in the China Sea for PBR and helicopter patrol operations in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War.

River Patrol

This film explains how the people of the Republic of Vietnam attempted to build a nation amidst the holocaust of war. Parallels are drawn with our own Revolutionary War, and the years that followed in which our founding fathers built the substance and structure of a nation.

Big Picture: A Nation Builds Under Fire

The men of the 283rd Medical Attachment, providing air ambulance support in Vietnam.

Dust Off

The combined US Forces offer advice to the natives of South Vietnam.

War and Advice

The Old Reliables and their role in Vietnam.

The 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam

Marine patrol action in Vietnam. Sequences show land and river patrols and a successful attack on a Viet Cong village. Emphasizes the importance of patrol action in maintaining contact with an elusive enemy.

Contact

The last film ever produced by John Ford: a work of propaganda commissioned by the U.S. government in support of the Vietnam War. Production began shortly after the Tet Offensive, and by the time the film was completed at the end of 1971, American policy toward the war shifted toward withdrawal and negotiation for peace. This made the film obsolete the moment it was ready for distribution.

Vietnam! Vietnam!

History, organization, and capability of the cavalry division (airmobile) with focus on deployment in South Vietnam.

The Airmobile Division

This program is a unique examination of the history of courage among American fighting men and of the Medal of Honor which was developed in tribute to that quality. We examine the American revolutionary times, the Civil War, the War of 1812, the Indian War, the Spanish-American War, the two world wars, and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. The host of the film is John Daly.

Big Picture: Hall of Heroes

US Army film intended to familiarize US troops with the tactics employed by the Vietcong. Consists mostly of captured VC propaganda footage.

Know Your Enemy: the Vietcong

Describes the pacification and Vietnamization efforts of the U.S. Army in Vietnam.

Progress to Peace

Documentary survey of the activities of the United States Navy leading up to and during the first years of the American war in Vietnam. Footage of American warships during the controversial Gulf of Tonkin incident, which triggered American military action in Vietnam, is shown, as well as depictions of the landing of U.S. Marines on the beaches at Da Nang and Chu Lai.

The American Navy in Vietnam

The program portrays the mission of the armed forces in South Vietnam. They search for the enemy on the battlefield and the effort to win the minds and favor of the people.

The Unique War

The role of the US Air Force in the Vietnamese War.

The United Air Force in Vietnam

This film documents the buildup to the Vietnam War, from the withdrawal of French troops to the bombings of the U.S. Embassy and the intense fighting our troops engaged in to combat Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Cong. The footage features President Lyndon Johnson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.

Big Picture: Why Vietnam?

James Arness hosts this documentary report on what the United States Army, Air Force, and Navy did to contain the spread of Communism. The camera crews on location in South Vietnam show the military operations of our Special Forces units on how they live, how they operate, and what they did to work and fight with the South Vietnamese.

Big Picture: the Hidden War in Vietnam

Significant highlights of marine operations during 1965. Marine segments of film show operations in the Dominican Republic and Vietnam. Battle action and civic action are shown in the Vietnam scenes.

Marines '65

A report on captivity in South east Asia during the Vietnam War.

P.O.W.

Boot Camp Training For Marine Corps Recruits in San Diego, CA.

And a Few Good Men

Depicts the 'Tropic Lightning'' 25th Infantry Division; its history, and its exploits in Vietnam as a combat unit and a nation-building force.

Ready to Strike

A film about the Forward Air Controller, whose job it was to spot enemy positions and mark them for attack.

The Sparrow Hawks

The A4 Skyhawk of the US Navy in action in Vietnam and construction of new airfields.

Sand and Steel

From January 21 to April 8, 1968, the Battle of Khe Sanh raged as elements of the III Marine Amphibious Force were surrounded on the jungle hilltop known as Khe Sanh Combat Base. Close air support and aerial resupply were critical factors enabling the Marines to survive the 77 day encirclement by enemy forces.

Khe Sanh: Victory for Air Power 1968 Us Air Force

John Wayne hosts this video which was produced during the Vietnam War when the Communist threat was at its height.

Battlezone: The Vietnam War

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