Vietnam in HD

Synopsis

The firsthand experiences of thirteen Americans during the Vietnam War. The thirteen Americans retell their stories in Vietnam paired with found footage from the battlefield.

First Air Date: 2011-11-08

Last Air Date: 2011-11-10

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Created By: Sammy Jackson

Networks: History

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Top Cast

Adrian Grenier as Barry Romo
Michael C. Hall as Narrator
Tempestt Bledsoe as Elizabeth Allen
Dean Cain as Bob Clewell
Kevin Connolly as Keith Connolly
Edward Burns as Joe Galloway
Jerry Ferrara as Raymond Torres
Armie Hammer as Gery Benedetti
Jennifer Love Hewitt as Anne Purcell
Glenn Howerton as Don Devore

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Beginning (1964-1965) (2011-11-08)

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.
Ep. 2: Search & Destroy (1966-1967) (2011-11-08)

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.
Ep. 3: The Tet Offensive (1968) (2011-11-09)

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.
Ep. 4: An Endless War (1968-1969) (2011-11-09)

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.
Ep. 5: A Changing War (1969-1970) (2011-11-10)

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.
Ep. 6: Peace with Honor (1971-1975) (2011-11-10)

Bob Clewell's helicopter crew comes under intense fire in one of the final operations of the war. Joe Galloway returns to Vietnam and in Washington, D.C., Barry Romo throws down his medals in protest. The last American troops return home and POW wife Anne Purcell awaits word of her husband's fate. The fall of Saigon brings the unification of Vietnam.