Battlefield Vietnam: Ep 1 "Dien Bien Phu - The Legacy" (1/6)

The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from 1959 to April 30, 1975. The war was fought between the communist North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other member nations of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO).

The Vietcong, the lightly armed South Vietnamese communist insurgency, largely fought a guerrilla war against anti-communist forces in the region. The North Vietnamese Army engaged in a more conventional war, at times committing large-sized units into battle. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces relied on air superiority and overwhelming firepower to conduct search-and-destroy operations, involving ground forces, artillery and air strikes.

The United States entered the war to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam as part of a wider strategy called containment. Military advisors arrived beginning in 1950. U.S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s and combat units were deployed beginning in 1965. Involvement peaked in 1968 at the time of the Tet Offensive. Under a policy called Vietnamization, U.S. forces withdrew as South Vietnamese troops were trained and armed. Despite a peace treaty signed by all parties in January 1973, fighting continued. In response to the anti-war movement, the U.S. Congress passed the Case-Church Amendment in June 1973 prohibiting further U.S. military intervention. In April 1975, North Vietnam captured Saigon. North and South Vietnam were reunified the following year.

Battlefield Vietnam explores some of the most important battles fought during the Vietnam War. There are detailed battlefield descriptions and graphics, accompanied by actual combat footage. The narrator speaks throughout the series, without interviews of actual battle veterans. Detailed analysis of the battle including leaders, commanders, soldiers and weapons is presented. Events preceding the featured battle are included, as well as some aftermath details.

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[Zinaxu]

thanks for uploading these. Battlefield is the best series ever made on war, in my opinion.

[spotandedgar]

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[MADCAP8271]

Where's John Lennon when you need him.

[schueaj]

I don't think the Soviets had much to do with the Korean War. I think Stalin to North Korea said something like "You can invade the South if you want but don't expect us to bail you out if you get in trouble." It was more Mao's doing. And he only sent troops in when it looked like the US would reach the Chinese border.

[Cthulu54]

@TheOdelayhomes69 I agree with a lot of what you wrote. After all that bloodshed and expese the Soviet Union faded away peacefully, and Nike now uses Vietnam as a source of cheap labor. Alice in Wonderland seems more real by comparison .

[Choblik]

@Zinaxu

Is there a series about the Korean War too?

[ChinaChinese]

@vladimir2147 , i'm a man,and you're a dirty dog who cry for the French losers

[vladimir2147]

@ChinaChinese the only losers are the internet cowards losers like you! were you in this battle? no, so have a bit af respect if you are a man

[ChinaChinese]

@vladimir2147 , you're crying for the fucking French loser lolz

[vladimir2147]

glory to the french army fighting against communist monsters