V. 1 A Long and Brutal War - Warfare had become a way of life for the Vietnamese. They had fought the Chinese, Japanese, French and each other for over a thousand years. The Americans came to Southeast Asia in an effort to save South Vietnam from Communism and nearly tore nearly tore their own country apart. This is an overview of the long and brutal war in Vietnam.--The Helicopter War - The televised images of the Vietnam War often featured the UH-1 Huey Helicopter. As they became essential to America's War effort, they also came to represent the War in America. This is the story of the use of the helicopter in combat, the brave men who manned the machines and those who rode them into the fury of Vietnam combat.--Vietnam: A History of Resistance - The history of Vietnam is full of resistance to foreign invasion and occupation. To many Vietnamese the arrival of American advisors in the mid-1950's simply meant a continuation of the struggle against French Colonialism with a new enemy.

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The Marines -- The Navy -- Extra feature. The anti-war movement.