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The US's fear of communism caused American troops to go into Vietnam under President Kennedy in 1961. A war fought nightly on TV, it engendered a huge anti-war movement. By 1973, Nixon had resigned and the US was forced to withdraw in 1975.
In this episode: Vietnam's early history, its people, dynastic struggles and invasions. The French, the Japanese in WWII and the rise of communism in 1941. The emergence of Ho Chi Minh, nationalism into communism. The effect of the domino theory, JFK's assassination and the Gulf of Tonkin incident. The US drawn into bloody conflict.
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In this episode: Vietnam's early history, its people, dynastic struggles, and invasions. The French, the Japanese in WWII, and the rise of communism in 1941. The emergence of Ho Chi Minh, nationalism into communism. The effect of the domino theory, JFK's assassination, and the Gulf of Tonkin incident. The US is drawn into bloody conflict.
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I think maybe this was where the assinnation of jk been began from. Not from Russia or Europe but from North Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin didn't really happen only created drama by America.
Mỹ tạo ra sự kiện vịnh bắc bộ để tạo cớ can thiệp chiến tranh Việt Nam. Tại sao bạn lại cho là Mỹ "bị" kéo vào?
@@ioanetusani1530 many people think that jfk eas killed because he wanted to pull our troops OUT of Vietnam
I was 17 years old when I got to Vietnam-1966 through 1969 (My mom had to sign a waiver for me), I grew up fast and learned a lot, good and bad. (I am now 73 and still learning). I was stationed on the USS Providence and also stationed in Country at a place called "Monkey Mountain" close to DaNang,. I spent 3 tours of duty in and around Vietnam. 3 of my high school friends were killed in Vietnam, I was spared. I participated in the TET Offensive in Feb 1968, that was bad. Somewhere along the way I was exposed to Agent Orange (Nasty Stuff) I am now on disability for the effects of agent orange. When I was discharged and came home to the States we arrived in San Francisco, and there were a lot of protesters spitting on us and throwing rocks and eggs and called us baby killers. That was our welcome home. I tell you this to say to you, that whatever your position is or was on the Vietnam war, it was not the veteran who got us into the war, most of us went because we were patriots and loved our country. Blame the politicians, yes, but not the veteran. To all Vietnam Vets out there, you are not forgotten. As a previous combat Vet myself, I salute you my friend.
your story makes me cry and cry...thank you sir, for everything you did for us.God bless you...and God bless America..
The vets are not blame for having a hamburger on a useless hill
"Blame the politicians, yes, but not the veteran" , that's right.
.... but now Americans still believe and support the politicians ... - "When will you ever learn?" (P. Seeger)
Thank you for your service sir, welcome home, well done, and rest well.
Hope a South African's belated but genuine thanks is a acceptable substitution for the one that was denied for you at the time.
I want to thank you for your service with all my heart sir. America! 🇺🇸
my grandfather is a North Vietnamese sniper he is a rare fluent English speaker he participated in the battle of Khe Sanh was wounded he was taken prisoner he became acquainted with American soldiers he was given a lighter by American soldiers. the fire zippo had the Florida flag engraved on it and he still keeps it to this day and 2 months ago he met the owner of that zippo in danang, it's a pretty precious thing to collect.
Family heirloom that Zippo. Don't ever lose it or give it away. Glad they both met so many years after. We will never know what both of them went through.
That thing must be rusty af. XD
@@tuanz8009đúng là cái hồi mình thấy nó lần đầu là nó rỉ gần hết r nhưng gia đình mình đã đưa nó đi phục chế 2 lần r bn ạ
Ña
@@Spy76761 bạn có cách nào đăng hình lên cho mình xem ko? cảm ơn bạn.
I am Vietnamese, born and raised. I always have a mixed feeling toward the America Vietnam war veterans and this kind of documentaries help to open my eyes a lot.
We were taught from elementary school history classes that the US politicians, especially the 3 presidents involved, are the ones that bear all the responsibility. The vets, not so much. We were taught that a lot of them didn't want to come here to kill our people, a lot of them were teenagers and a lot of them "accidentally" shot and injured themselves to avoid those killing sprees. We were taught that a lot of them were good people, just like our big brothers and uncles. These stories are in our elementary school text books. But I couldn't find any sympathy for them because our family story is not like those heartwarming stories.
My grandfather (born in 1922) had 2 of his brothers tortured and killed by Americans on our rice field because our buffalo was on their way (?), and his youngest sister was raped to death by Americans soldiers, she was 14yo at the time. My whole family doesn't hate V war vets like how you hate China and Russia, but I always thought they should. I was always confused about how we Vietnamese don't have hatred toward the vets, the people that directly caused the harm.
I have grown now and understand a lot of things that the small brain of my younger self couldn't. I still have puzzled feelings but it is surely not hatred.
And apparently our family story has a good ending. I don't know if any of you are still alive but I want to thank you, the Americans that took those monsters back to our rice field, executed them in front of my family and apologized. I just want to let you know, my grandfather told me that that's not your fault, you're not like those monsters, whatever fault you thought was yours, my great grandparents have had forgiven you already.
To all the VN war vets, I am sorry for what you have had to experience, may your Gods, who ever they are, bring peace to your souls. If possible please come back to Vietnam and see how we are doing, you are always welcome.
This went on both sides in this madness. The Viet Mihn and Viet Cong would kill, rape, pillage any village leader, whatever women there and steal the rice the grew, and force the young men to join them or die. No side was innocent and wholesome in this conflict. Could have things been done better? Yes. The whole thing was a mess before WWII, and it just went down hill. Especially allowing the French to run anything.
So the americans killed thier own because they raped and killed members of ur family?
Nice,
My grandfather was an army captain in that war. He never said much of anything concerning his experience in that conflict. He used to have that wishful far away look when he described to us how heartbreakingly beautiful and exotic Vietnam was to him. We could tell from his silence afterwards that there were much more that he didn’t want to divulge. Memories that was much darker and more haunting. I once asked him if the movie Apocalypse Now actually resembles anything that he had experienced in Vietnam and he thought for a long time before telling me that the director did a good job in capturing us how utterly chaotic the madness was. That was it.
In 2005, I decided to visit Vietnam not long after my grandfather passed away after looking through an album of pictures that he had taken while serving over there. I wanted to see for myself that faraway place the my grandfather had kept close to his heart all these years. I was surprised how opened and welcoming the Vietnamese are to a descendant of their old enemy. They are a very pragmatic people and have moved on to bigger and better things. Vietnam indeed is a beautiful country. I was fortunate enough to be able to rent a motorbike and went on a long ride from Saigon to Hanoi. It was an experience that I will cherish for the rest of my life. Thank you for your story and for your generous spirit towards the people were forced by circumstances to became your enemies.
War is never ok no matter who perpetrates it. War Is A Racket written by Smedley Butler USMC (1935) it's a business that's what war is.
@@dianedavidson7977 duh
As a Marine in Viet Nam from Jan '69-Aug '70, this was a better documentary than most I have viewed. Although there are many other nuances that could have been covered, it would take more than could be covered in a 2 part 2 hr project. Without a doubt, a war the U.S could have easily avoided.
'66-'67, E/2/1, RVN 0311, Rockpile to AnHoa. Every day is a holiday, every meal is a banquet.
I have seen all the documentaries, from "Vietnam the 10,000 day war" to all the rest, the very best though, is the Ken Burns Documentary. It is better than all the others put together.
I think the North Vietnamese were kinda evil
Because first of all, they "kinda" disagreed with the Geneva Peace Conference which was a conference in order to establish peace and end the Korean War and divide Vietnam into a communist state in the North and a democratic state in the South thus the names North Vietnam and South Vietnam
Second of all, North Vietnam literally supported insurgencies in South Vietnam before the war even started, thus this resulted in plenty of killings started by the North Vietnamese. One being the Hue Massacre which I suggest you do research on to see how the North Vietnamese were evil
Third of all, North Vietnam was literally an evil imperialist nation that wanted power and control over South Vietnam (Basically, they wanted South Vietnam to be united under their communist rule which I think is a little evil)
Fourth of all, Before the United States even got into the war, a North Vietnamese military coup shot Ngo Dinh Diem, the final prime minister of South Vietnam. I see this as a ridiculous North Vietnamese attack
And Fifth of all which has to be probably the darkest and dirtiest, the extreme war crimes that the North Vietnamese did! The North Vietnamese had conducted tens of thousands of murders and kidnappings and terrorists which were ordinary citizens, government officials, etc, Frequent mortaring of civilians in refugee camps, Placing of mines on highways frequented by villagers taking their goods to urban markets, thus also causing slaughters, The Dak Son Massacre which resulted in 144-252 deaths, The killing that the North Vietnamese Spring Offensive caused, and the abuse of American POV's
The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese caused more than a hundred thousand deaths (Im not even exaggerating)
I know North Vietnam wanted freedom but they did wrong actions in doing so
Sorry for my poor grammar
@@mssladyy031 hello i'm vietnamese
@@mssladyy031 I am very proud to be Vietnamese
Has anyone else been on a war documentary binge? I dont know why, maybe because it's been a few years since i graduated but i miss history class, those teachers were always the best
Me but I had the opposite my teachers were awful and I’m watching a bunch of history and my mind is blown I feel like I can’t believe I was so ignorant for so long about how the world works
I was sure back in the ‘60s, that everyone was hip, then they sent me off to Vietnam on my senior trip. They forced me to become a man while I was still a boy & behind each wave of tragedy, I waited for the joy & the silence made me cry.
(Vietnam Veteran -1969-)
Long live Vietnam ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ we love you Vietnam all the way from Trinidad and Tobago
I would like to extend my sincere admiration and total respect to the courageous people of Vietnam.
Thank you
@@changnguyen3377
I feel the same, Chang.
Which ones?
@@larrycoldwater1964 Good question... To all those Vietnamese that possessed the wherewithal to stand-up to thee most abusive, homicidal, murderous imperialistic warmongers of all time!
@@uiu510 which abusive, homicidal, murderous imperialistic, warmongers of all time? French, Chinese, American, British, Russian or Japanese? They’re all pretty good.
I am Vietnamese.
Today, my country is no longer at war.
Vietnam is currently one of the most peaceful and developed countries in the world.
Vietnam was severely damaged by the war, the Vietnamese people rose up with their own extraordinary energy, the US and its allies did not pay war compensation to Vietnam.
VN is a great travel destination, VN welcomes all friends from all over the world.
country run by apes and hyenas
Rise against the Chinese.
How many times has actual starvation been a real issue in Vietnam since 1975?
@@robertmaybeth3434 Just ask the people living on the streets. I'm sure there are plenty of charity videos on YT.
@@robertmaybeth3434 Lack of food: Yes (from 1975 - 1985), Starvation: None. We have support from the Soviet when US show his back lol.
my grandfather came back from vietnam so hardened and quiet, it took the family a long time to heal from what the war took from him. may he rest in power. i miss u rooster
My grandpa served in the Vietnam war. He was lost in the jungle for over 30 days. I’m so proud of him and others that were able to get out. I wish he was able to share stores with me when I was younger. He had a gent orange and a bunch of health issues. May he rest in peace ❤
To be honest, I personally think Vietnam's history is the most intriguing. Under the command of the great Mongol General and Statesman Kublai Khan, the Mongol Empire peaked its power controlling roughly 28 million sq. km of territory, stretching from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, which is more than 3 times of China's land area and almost double that of Russia. However, the Biblical epic David versus Goliath actually came true when the mighty Mongol Empire was bitterly defeated by the tiny Vietnam in the Viet-Mongol Empire war at the end of the 13th century, which forever brought an end to great Genghis Khan's dream of conquering the entire world, including the Asian continent. Historically, all the powerful Chinese dynasties for thousands of years had been unable to conquer Vietnam. Also, who could forget the Dien Bien Phu Battle? Most recently, even 5 great American presidents spanning over 20 years could not deter the Vietnamese from gaining their independence and freedom. Indeed, the Vietnamese culturally know about war much better than any of their mighty enemies.
You need to check your history again.
I hear Wiki is free.
Chinese dynasties had control of what is now northern Vietnam for centuries.
@@RUHappyATMno
@@ThisIsSparta300
Revising history, I see.
@@RUHappyATM History is history. Nobody even the most powerful person in the world can change the past. Had the Chinese defeated the mighty Mongol army? NO, they had been unable to do so. However, the Vietnamese are the only people in the world and in human history that had totally defeated the unbeatable Mongol army not once, not twice but 3 times. Did the legendary Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap win the Dien Bien Phu battle in 1954? Yes, the Red Napoleon Vo Nguyen Giap did. How about the Vietnam War? Well, everybody knew the result of the famous Vietnam War and the rest was history. Even big, powerful and populous China has had over 4.000 years and still could not even conquer Vietnam. Vietnam today is still Vietnam standing tall. The resilience and determination of the Vietnamese are beyond imagination, and that's who the Vietnamese are.
@@nikkirosenbek5471
I'm not talking about the mongols and Vietnam.
Try again.
You do know that online encyclopedias are mostly free, Right?
Still remember the “ Napalm Girl ” photo concerning the War in Vietnam ? This helped
a lot to end the US War in Vietnam . This photo was taken in June 8 , 1972 .
In case you will visit Vietnam in the near future , please try to arrange a visit to the
Handicapped Handicraft Factory and buy some souvenirs there . Many workers there
are the victims of Agent Orange and their offsprings , who were born handicapped as well .
It is sad that US is still waging Wars around the World after 50 years 😥 😯 !
Kim Phuc was her name.
@@strwbrywoman Nick Ut won Pulitzer for the photo
Too bad we don’t see the Depleted Uranium photos of Iraqi children 😡
Hoa Kỳ muốn thế giới xung đột để bán vũ khí. Gây xung đột để thế giới suy yếu dễ dàng cai trị
From Vietnam
Yes and Australia has fought in every single one of them and yet you pretend we don't exist very disturbing
I am impressed by the soundtrack of this documentary, as well as the footage...
Thanks for uploading!
Agree!
Finally a really good documentary explaining what happened prior to the war...
I'm from Algeria respect vetnam
Respect to Algeria and Vietnam for bringing down European colonialism.
After the war, many Vietnamese came to South Texas to work in the fishing/shrimping industry on the Gulf coast. They encountered some resistance and racism, but didn't whine or complain. They quietly worked their tails off, impressing many Texans. They are now thoroughly integrated into suburban middle class Texas. Amazing people!
Its great to hear about the success of the Vietnamese refugees in South Texas and in Cabramatta. But the ones that stayed in Vietnam built a new nation, where incidentally, my converse sneakers are made. Just goes to show- everyone’s a winner! I stand with Ukraine!
Vietnam won the USA lost
At least the vietnamese in US soil dont stay in tents on road trotoar. They can win war and life .
@@steveboy7302 Who are you even talking to?
@@juvezhang1715hãy nhìn người vô gia cư ở mỹ
🎉🎉 I honestly Love learning about things that were never taught in school, and if you were taught, it was only what They thought You needed to Know, Or You Learned about things like this from family, or there friends that were there, who wanted to educate you on they're experiences, and things they saw and are still dealing with on a day to day Nightmare. Thank You for these documentaries
Best Vietnam War Doc I've seen ! Thanks for upload, learnt alot
It was very poorly done they left out information that was very crucial to the modern version of this war like a little country called Australia
Sad but really interesting documentary. Highly appreciated!!
Yes, very interesting. Can I ask you a question?
I believe this is a very informative and fair documentary. My grandfather fought against French in Dien Bien Phu and I have spent a lot of time learning about history to have a fair perspective about the war. I respect history and I proud of being a Vietnamese. I am very glad that Vietnam and USA relationship is quite good now.
thank you!
The politicians of US are the cause of war
Their citizens were used to further their agenda
America just never ever had no business in Nam - period! All it was about was the 'white man's burden's' (supposedly) - first French had to control them and when y'all kicked French out - USA had to try to 'take over'. That war nearly tore USA apart back then - and all could have so easily been avoided!!
❤️🩹❤️🔥🤜🤛
Couldn't have more respect for the guys who fought this impossible war, thank you for your service, you guys are badass
Huge respect to people fighting the war, especially the Vietcong Guerilla force for defending the country against a massive supernation of on the world.
Vietcong was the aggressor, not the defender
@@nobbynobbs8182 some mf dumb af huh
@@nobbynobbs8182 agredir os EUA? Certissimos.
@@nobbynobbs8182 OK boomer
@@nobbynobbs8182you are so wrong lol
Vietnam is now such a beautiful county!
The people are so friendly to foreigners. The food is excellent! ♥
Congrats how Vietnam has developed in such a short time!
tôi là người việt nam.chúng tôi yêu hòa bình.kẻ thù buộc chúng tôi cầm súng
Good Morning Jimmy Kelly....Thanks NYPD
I'm 72. Dodging the Vietnam war draft was the single most intelligent thing I've ever done in my whole entire life. Hands down, bar none, across-the-board. I knew it was b******* when I was 16 years old for cryin' out loud. I went snow skiing in Alberta for 10 years and had a great time. I've never experienced one negative repercussion from dodging the draft. Oh yeah, I'm sorry LBJ lied to Congress to get Vietnam bombed for the first time in history
The French wanted a colony .. to rob and steal from Vietnam..
My favourite scene is at the end of episode 7 when the wonderful Tim O Brien is looking back at his younger self with regret at his lack of nerve to walk away and go to Canada. He explains so eloquently how his girlfriend and family in small town America would be let down by this, all the while the atmospheric Bookends by Simon and Garfunkel is playing in the background . He very emotionally tells us it's not the bombs and bullets that haunt him but his fear of what people would think, as he explains this one is transported back to Worthington Minisota 1968, brilliant brilliant TV, I would love to meet the man.
Thank you to all that served in the Vietnam war, and to all that serve now. my grandfather was a veteran and patrolled the rivers of Vietnam in the Navy, he didn’t speak much of the war but from the few things he told me, they would always listen for movements of monkeys in the trees, not only because of the Vietnamese perfection of guerilla warfare but also because the Vietnamese would often hunt and kill the monkeys for food while they were hiding, whether that be true or not, the photo of my grandfather with a scared little monkey on his arm is inspiring enough to me to live my life and pursue my dreams without the complications of a war. Thank you for your service papa, your actions will never be dismissed.
I dont think we did that lmao
If you only could express the same level of compassion towards the innocent Vietnamese people who your grandfather went to kill, as you do for the monkey.
At the beginning of this documentary it seemed that it was going to skate over the French involvement. It did not. A well done, in-depth, informative documentary. Thank you for taking the time in sharing this video.
Well they certainly skated over the Australians not one mention of our involvement
Fenx to all vets of this war and others. Your service was appreciated
Wow interesting series again 💯
As a seaman was several times in Vietnam..only i can say it is an gorgeus country for sure and the people were so worm kind and outstanding hardworkers...
Thanks to all the team,this content is factual.well put together and backing music at the correct volume and I understand the effort involved in making a quality documentary...
When it's a question of denigrating the USA...there is ALWAYS a plethora of neo-communists who will step up to aid in the effort!
@@badguy1481 he just thinks the " content is factual". Biased in favor of the commies,who we are still fighting to this day. Uncle Ho was a communist from jump street, 1923...
Philippines part of the Portuguese empire factual? I supposed you got lured by the music as the facts are questionable at many moments
Ca khoi hoa ky deu thua viet nam chay te dai.
@@ManhPham-ns6gz ok
I’m enjoying this outstanding documentary on the Vietnam war. Thank you for posting it. Love CZcams.
Having served in our Navy during this time 1965 to 1969, I saw. from some distance. that the problem was that the PEOPLE OF VIETNAM did not want us there fighting to support a GOVERNMENT that THEY THE PEOPLE did not support. The excuses that OUR government used to do what was done, resulted in many of my "brothers-in arms" loosing their lives in a futile fight. Many of us "Nam Vets" still believe we died in vain to placate the political fears of our national leaders.
I am proud to have served my country, I am not proud of what my country did in Vietnam, not the men who did their duty, the leaders who sent them to fight and die. Between Johnson and Nixon many young lives were lost for little to nothing. And to think, The North Vietnam leaders were once on our side, but be decided that the word communism made them the enemy.
It's been some sixty years for me and this still gives me trouble dealing with it. ;-)
As the son of a mother that fled Saigon for america in 1974, thank you for your sacrifice and service
Peace for your mind and soul♥️
Well said and may God bless you in dealing with the aftermath in your life. Lives did die in vain. And an American culture dies here at home. In my opinion.
Thank you, Robert. In this context, we will never let this become just another forgotten war. Thanks for posting.
@@kingofthecatnap5780 Amen Brother
Thanks for the memories❤ John barnett❤
Shoutout to the Vietnamese ppl!!
On this Memorial Day I wish to thank all the soldiers who served in this war. Those who are still alive and those who are gone. They never ask to go, but the did. God Bless You All.
BS. Plenty of them asked to go.
@@thadtuiol1717 BS to you too. Some of the American young men thought it just and enlisted, but a lot and I mean a lot did not but went anyway. Some even left the US. Nobody got anything out of fighting this war, WW!, WW2 and Korea and the others little wars that came after them.
I'm thankful for all our soldiers for their honoring their call for Freedom
@@voicegirl555 Yeah, going overseas and causing mayhem and murder in other people's countries, poisoning their soil with depleted uranium and Agent Orange. How would you like that in your country? Not very much, I'll bet. Meanwhile Dow Chemicals shareholders were delighted.
@@thadtuiol1717 Tell me if we were at war and it may come to that with Russia right now, would you go? I doubt it very much. The Vietnam War was the most unpopular war. Many people are still divided by it. I do not blame the soldier for that war. Whenever I am in DC i make it my business to go by the memorial wall and pay my respects. There is not a name I know, but I pay my respects anyway.
Crazy to think that 50 years later, our relationship with Vietnam is insurmountably better than our relationship with China, which opened their doors to the US around the same time that we forfeited the war with the prior. Amidst the onset of war, Vietnam seems much brighter than our history books portrays it to be. Hope they hold no grudges, and I hope we can wholly swallow our pride.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Vietnam is friends to the U.S.A because China is a much bigger threat. Since before European influence, China has sought to bring Vietnam under Chinese influence same way that Tibet is under China. Vietnam's relationship with the U.S. is therefore to counter this threat
Vietnamese communists have robbed the South. they broke the pact
Amerikkka will never be forgiven for the evils it has inflicted on this world
@@bonniedrasco8166 by you, maybe. Vietnam is on good terms with US. Guess it helps when your military is the world's uncontested juggernaut.
It doesn't mean ordinary Vietnamese like Americans in anyway or vice versa. It's just a temporary alliance for mutual benifit
This is really educational about Vietnam and I'm glad this is on I was in Vietnam so to me now it's time to study the country and how they had to struggle to survive I got along well with the Vietnamese people cause I was kind and respectfully to them
My grandfather fought with the France and never cameback.
My two uncle fought with the US, one cameback and never be the same.
I fought with The Pol Pot 78-79. Two friend of mine was blowed right in front my eyes cause they stepped on land mine. They was only 19.
I was scared as hell but i had to keep continue to fought back.
I never wanted war and i hated those people started it. Till now, sometime o still got nightmare about it.
Time will fade all the people but history will stay.
Peace as last to those who been served their country, peace as last.
GOD BLESS YOU FELLA
Well done documentary! You nailed it!
No they didn't they left out of the country that went into Vietnam before the Americans because they were scared
Horrible war many friends didn’t come back home and many injured so many were just boys drafted sent to fight 😢
Congress never signed a declaration of war. It was over a twenty year conflict.
The same now just to be deploy to diffrent countries
All the people of Vietnam wanted was to have their country under their control for benefit of themselves, rather than that of others in far away places.
I feel so very sorry for the American, Australian, Kiwi, South African and South Korean soldiers who served in this war. But this piety pales in comparison to that I feel for the poor Vietnamese people, for whom I have the greatest respect.
Ho Chi Minh wanted to be allied with the US, but by pushing him away, they created the whole disastrous and calamitous situation, which was then worsened for so long by sanctions.
I was there for the first time in 1996 as an 18 year old. They people of Vietnam felt no, or little, bitterness towards the US. The same could not be said for France or China.
As it was the case for Vietnam back then, same thing is the case for Russia now!
Vietnamese generally have little love for chinese eventhought they have the same political idealogue
Dont feel bad. In the end the soldiers signed up for war and voted for the presidents who did it. They are the same as Russians.
Chúng tôi được dạy rằng chúng tôi không có thù với người trung quốc hay người mỹ. Bạn có suy nghĩ của bạn tôi có suy nghĩ của tôi. Đừng đổ lỗi cho Hồ Chí Minh ông ấy đã làm rất tốt ông ấy chiến đấu tất cả mọi thứ kể cả đó là siêu cường thế giới lúc đó . Chúng tôi không đi theo nước mỹ nên nước mỹ tấn công chúng tôi. Ôi không đó là sự bắt nạt tôi không đồng tình điều này. Người dân mỹ đã tổ chức phản đối chiến tranh. Tôi rất cảm ơn người dân mỹ vì điều này
The Vietnamese people , which ones do you mean the North or South Vietnam ?
South Vietnam was already an I dependent free country and the communist North wanted to invade them and take over the South following orders of expantionism from their Chinese and Soviet masters.
Thanks!
Pain has gone far but scar still here in my country. Happy 30/4 Việt Nam united day.❤
I love how suddenly there's Senator's Son playing, then as sudden as they come, snap right back to the history part. Pure class.
Seems they were always under attack and held their own. It's so sad. Got a new subscriber. Was very informative and interesting to watch. Great video
Very interesting, especially the early history part 👍
from VN, Hope this video will help people around the world understand more about Vietnam
Well no cuz it left out three countries that were involved
Vietnam definitely takes the Grammy for best war soundtrack
.. ain't that a fact! 🐈
Fortunate Son should replace the Star Spangled Banner as our national anthem. 😂
I love vietnam❤
The music on this brings back incredible memories..
Excellent documentaire. 🙏🙏🙏
My uncles served 70-71 and 71-72 usmc. One was a supply clerk and one a super grunt(infantry with demolition training) they were my hero’s as a little boy and why I joined in 03.
Excellent documentary, thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching cuz that’s what it’s all about!
@@FreeDocumentaryHistory Australia New Zealand Korea they were all there but you won't mention that
Good documentary History
Thank every vetran that was there for service and serving our nation God bless everyone of yous may you all be at peace brothers
The people of Australia New Zealand and Korea thank you
@@James-kv6kb Speak for yourself
@@dickiesdocos May I enquire what exactly you mean? Obviously you missed my point
Great doc & fantastic use of music!
Hello how are you doing my dear friend
I remember reading about Vietnam in our Weekly Reader provided by the school when I was in 7th grade, about 11 - 12 years old. Really did know where Vietnam was or what American doctors and Advisors were doing there. Little did I know that the year after I graduated high school I would have to register for the draft and carry the card with me at all times. When the drawing for guys my age happened I had a relatively low number, 98. Word was the cut-off was going to be at 125 - 150. So, pre-induction physical and get my status rating. What an experience! Turned out I possibly was going to be 4-F due to hearing issues and severe color blindness. Three of my friends had already been there and got back in various states of health, physical or mental. Turned out that the cut-off number was 95 so I never was updated to a firm draft classification. I look back now and doubt If I could have survived if I had gone and been in the field. I was small so I could imagine having to clear tunnels. I have anger and sadness now at what our government did to so many of our countries finest young men and have the greatest respect for my friends and all the others who served and made it home again. We must not allow that to happen again.
this documentary became more interesting with all those music...its amazing for us, a nightmare for those who fought there
That was an awesome documentary. Thanks for sharing some serious history. Watched this war every night on the news with mom and dad when I was very young. Thanks again.
Glad you liked it!
@@FreeDocumentaryHistory stop deleting critical comments just because of your insecurities. Good music cant waive off bad or missing historical reporting
@@FreeDocumentaryHistory it was ok but you left out a lot of information which is really annoying to countries like mine who's men have died for America
Eisenhower was directly responsible for the Vietnam war. The 1954 Geneva Convention stated that there would be 2 elections. The first was to either reunify Vietnam or not. It definitely would have passed. The second election was for president of unified Vietnam which would easily have been won by Ho Chi Minh. Eisenhower refused to sign off on it. Also, Korea was split in 2 by the US and Russia. Russia did not want a democracy on its border and the US did not want all of Korea to be a Communist country. Great powers do what they want to small countries.
In Korea. The America and China, not Russia
Actually, the USSR and China didn't want a US' client state at their border. They weren't afraid of a democracy at their border. The US was the side that was afraid of democracy in Korea when it directed its puppets in the South to deny the general election and unilaterally created a new state because It knew Kim Il Sung would had won it. It happened just like in Vietnam. The US is the sole culprit behind the separation of those two countries. You cannot blame Russia or China helping the Koreans or Vietnamese who just tried to kick the Americans out.
@@thehealthychefri A matter of semantics and changing times. A "declaration of war", as used in the Constitution, is a legalistic and somewhat obsolete political nicety. For example, on 8 Dec 1941, one could say, without fear of contradiction, that Imperial Japan had 'declared war' on the U.S.
Thanks professor.
😏 Given how high S.Korea's economy and standard of living are now, I don't think they regret following America's way. Vietnamese looked to Japan and S.Korea especially then wished that they'd never reunited in the first place and lose only half of the country to Communism and Authoritarianism instead of the whole thing.
The soundtrack for this documentary is lit🤙
Only US songs as always, how about Vietnamese instead?
Thank you
Phenomenal choices in music, it really frames the period well
The televised nightmare of the Vietnam War and the Lottery Draft kept us terrorized in high school. I watched so many young men return severely broken. I was in the draft myself , but it was in the waining years of the war (thank God ). I still did I not want to go fight , but would of if drafted. The war and Draft ended shortly afterwards.
Not the Pentagon Papers in all the newspapers?
Thank you very much
thank you
Well done for getting Ben Kiernan as one of the commentators on this series. Kiernan is a major contributor to the historical record of events in Cambodia - specifically the Pol Pot regime (1975-79). He doesn't appear in many documentaries and gives even fewer lectures (hardly any on YT, sadly). I recommend seeking out his books online. You'll struggle to find a more authoritative writer on the politics of 20th-century SE Asia (with an emphasis on revolutionary Indochina). Kudos to this production crew!
Thanks for the tip! Will definitely look up Ben Kiernan's books. Cheers
Thanks for the recommendation.
The US and Vietnamese imperialists murdered two million Cambodians then blamed all on Pol Pot who did nothing wrong.
Does anybody mention Australia we'd like to get a mention at some point considering we fought in every war to help the United states since the Civil War
I wouldn't be so proud about that! The US starting wars because they think they are the best when they are bullys
I served in Vietnam (along with millions of others) voluntarily not like the cowards who took other actions. 1969-70 and NEVER WANT THIS USELESS WAR FORGOTTEN.
Cowards ? They were the smart ones serving in Vietnam is nothing too brag about it was a war American didn’t need to fight. But of course the yanks are always looking for a fight and put their nose into business that doesn’t concern them.
How can you call others who did not want to fight in that useless war cowards? Is it a good idea to volunteer for a fight that hurts your country almost as bad as the enemy and with nothing to gain?
I was referring to being drafted. And after being drafted I enlisted. For those who made the decision to go to Mexico and or Canada in lieu of being INVOLUNTARILY BEING DRAFTED. Those are the cowards. Being drafted I believed an obligation to serve my country and did.
They weren't cowards, they were sensible. Very well demonstrating why blind obedience to a country is a fools errand. My respect to your balls to go ahead with it. But bravery and wisdom are quite seperate things. One certainly more honorable than the other. @@jamescarlson6723
Avoiding being drafted into a war to kill thousands of innocents that you yourself disagreed with ?
Excellent synopsis of the history of this beautiful country leading up to the ‘American War.’
Nice documentary and a cool intro..
Glad you liked it!
With all due respect, this war had the best soundtrack. Also thanks for the content.
Are you mentally rtarded?
Thank you to all who served. Thank you and your family's for the sacrifices that were made.
A Comprehensive Overview
So many life lost based on belief is
unthinkable !
All veterans must tell their stories , blessings
legend history
Very informative.
Do you think so ? they left out half the story not mentioning other countries that helped the yanks
Just one correction: The Philippines came under the Spaniards, not the Portuguese. Portugal had control of the southern and eastern regions of what is not Indonesia and Timor Leste.
glad for the correction..just didn't sound right to me
The Portugese were also in Taiwan, Japan etc.
Yeah despite ferdinand magellan being Portuguese he lead the Spanish Expedition from across the globe.
@@Harrythefinn1969 Portugal only had control of Taiwan for a short time before the Dutch kicked them out
@@010Jordi The Portuguese never set feet on Taiwan. It was the Dutch East Indian Company who set up a trade depot in Southern Taiwan from 1624 to 1662. In 1661 a Chinese General Koxinga who was loyal to a defeated Ming Dynasty led his remaining forces came to Taiwan to expell the Dutch when the continental China was overrun by the invading Manchus
, a barbaric foreign tribe, in the Chinese sense, living in regions north of Chinese Great Wall, much similar to General Chiang Kai-shek moved his troops to occupy Taiwan when he lost the Civil War to the Chinese Communist in 1949 .
Also, the other western power who ever came to Taiwan in the 17th century was the Spaniards. In order to compete with the Dutch for trade with China and Japan, the Spaniards temporarily occupied Northern Taiwan from 1626 on before they were expelled by the Dutch in 1642.
Salute to the Vietnamese people who fought off the americans. Their country now is a success economically. What threat were the innocent Vietnamese to the American public
Do you live in Viet Nam ? If you're living in Viet Nam,you'll understand Vietnammese in communist....very bad.
lmaooo a success economically? ok. Vietnam's economy is on the rise and expected to grow even more in the coming decades but it's far from a thriving economy. Besides they fought America in the 70s. It only took 50 years and them deciding to get away from a completely centralized communist economy to see growth. It's almost like if they'd just sided with the Americans instead of the Soviet's and Chinese, they'd have done away with their economic policies and had a thriving country sooner....like South Korea and Japan.
You have no clue
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Look closer at that society and take off your rose coloured glasses.
I love the Sound of Huey
Como un pais tan chico pero con CORAJE y VALENTIA SIN MIEDO VENCIO a un grande
My dear brave father is a New Zealander soldier who fought in Vietnam .
I have only just been able to recently address it and face it head on. I've been blind all my life to what actually happened...on purpose. My upbringing was not easy.
Agent orange also affected my sister and I.
A war that still holds questions. I feel like that has been my whole life.. always searching and looking for answers. I've inherited it from Dad
In which side
Yours are the dog of America and England, you run like a dog when you give orders. You came to our country during the 1915 Çanakkale War, we taught you lessons and we sent you.
My dad was a helicopter door gunner in II Corps from 1965-67. He told me that the Anzac forces were made up of some of the best soldiers he'd ever seen, and really nice guys to boot. He added that for sheer ferocity, they were second only to the ROK (South Korean) troops.
In his name I thank your father for his service.
@Stephen Wright
The Koreans, Australia & New Zealand forces were the best forces.
The Viet Cong (VC) called the Quiet Tigers and Grey Ghosts.
Quiet Tigers = The ROK Koreans
Grey Ghosts. = Aussies SAS.
E.g. the Australians and Koreans would NOT land in a hot LZ. Both of these small yet highly specialised soldiers moved slowly, quietly, and carefully through the jungle towards the VC and NVA.
The Koreans, Aussies, and Kiwi's could NOT afford the huge losses of the often, very careless, and noisy US infantry whom you could hear coming from miles.
Australian advisers and Special Firces tried to explain to the Americans the importance of being slow and quiet and avoid the WWII cliched 'we will bring ALL out fire-power on them if only ALL the VC would appear in one location. '
The VC were way too smart to directly take on the mainstream strength of the US Military.
The Australians and Kiwi's had just finished fighting the Communists in Malaya.
The Aussie & New Zealand SAS frightened the living sh it out of the VC.
AS early as mid-1966 the VC placed a $US200 bounty if you could capture or even see an SAS trooper in action. This bounty, which was an absolute fortune for a so-called Vietnamese peasant, was raised to $US1,000 by 1968..
The SAS - AUSTRALIA & New Zealand
They were called the grey ghosts/phantoms by the VC and later the NVA.
WHY - the SAS used the same VC tactics against them.
E.g. the VC couldn't even find one SAS footstep.
Whilst mainstream soldiers and infantry were killed by mines, booby traps, and ambushes from hidden tunnels, the VC were NOT able to use any of these tactics against the now dreaded Australia & New Zealand SAS.
@@funnyman3510 who do you think ? The same side as Australia two countries that never get mentioned in this war
This war had the best soundtrack out of all the wars
I enlisted into the US Navy after graduating high school in '72. I saw the end of the war but I wasn't directly involved in combat as I was stationed aboard a destroyer tender. I remember going on shore patrol duty in Olongapo city and watching the dual afterburners from the Tomcats, glowing stark against the evening sky, as they roared off to some unknown destination.
Was a child of the 80s. I idolized the Vietnam war. Watching Rambo, missing in action. I wished i was in Vietnam. I joined the US army in 1993 at the age of 18. I got to serve under the last of the Vietnam guys serving 20 years plus. Got to hear a lot of stories no one else had. Got married to a Lao woman. Got to hear from both sides. Half of wife’s family fled to the us. The remainder were communist and helped Vietnam fight the US. I am glad I never had to go war in the first place. Most vets I have met. Wanted to help out and fight for their cause. It makes me sad what happened… My 1Sgt sgt was in Vietnam the week of Tet. He was almost killed by a B40 rocket. He served 3 tours and he told me he feels guilty he could not save the people…
Sadly, the only way to save the people... was to not be there at all in the first place.
Sadly, the only way to save the people... was to not be there at all in the first place.
Oh that poor man!
THAT POOR FELLOW PTSD MUST OF HAUNTED HIM FOR YEARS
Great documentary
😮❤ good, thks 😢
Zombie special effects wizard Tom Savini got his start in his craft from the Vietnam War.
He was a photographer documenter & took untold numbers of photos of the dead.
In his movies like Night of the Living Dead he was recreating the reality that he'd already seen in battle. That's why his special effects were so effective & stood out... He was the first person to have actually seen so many dead bodies in person & then went to recreate them in the movies.
It's very interesting his story.
Indeed
Any books on this you could recommend?
Damn
Chilling
@@mikeharris4562 Just look for Tom's interviews, he mentions it in most of them.
What the US failed to appreciate enough, was Vietnam post WW2 was in a fierce civil war (by anybody's support and at any cost) and that was the primary motivation behind all of it. The fact it was supported by Chinese and Russian communists was ultimately, just incidental. Ho Chi Minh was at one point, willing to accept any super-power backing and it could have been the USA. But the current American leadership wasn't having it, due to supporting the French at the time. Even worse, Presidents from Kennedy to Johnson, and even Nixon who had been Eisenhower's VP, had been to Vietnam and had heard their advisors at all levels, and recognized getting involved militarily might be a quagmire that even the US couldn't win - but Johnson did it anyway.
at one point the US actually supported Viet Minh, the predecessor of the Northern government during the French colonialism. And no, in the Northern's government perspective, Vietnam was never in a "civil war" but a war against the US's pseudo-Southern regime, which was set up by the US after the French lost.
@@AnNguyen-se6ty on the contrary. I don't mean to insult you but post 1954 it was always a civil war. Look to everything Uncole Ho, and Le duan did and said, and their goal that never wavered: "Reunification at any cost." I am in awe of the Ken Burns Vietnam documentary where I learned most of this -
@@robertmaybeth3434 it looks like a civil war, I didn't denounce it as sth else. But idealistically, it was not the North vs South . It was the Vietnamese people against the imperialist USA. The Vietnam War was termed in Vietnamese as the "Anti US War of the Vietnamese people." To the North, as long as there was still foreign intervention, the war was not over. The puppet government in the South was not there until the US stepped in in the name of "democracy." The country was supposed to reunify after the French lost in Dien Bien Phu.
Chiến tranh Việt Nam 🇻🇳 không phải là nội chiến
@@AnNguyen-se6ty pseudo nghĩa là gì vạy bạn
Without a doubt the 60's & 70's had the best music ever. Like there is nothing even close. They used some great movies in movies about Vietnam.
Excellent
frustrating watch a video and then have it blurred because i guess it shows dead bodies. this are great videos let us see everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Correction: It was the Spaniards that colonized the Philippines not the Portuguese. Although Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese, he was sailing for Spain that time.
Good documentary
I was in elementary school in my hometown during the Vietnam War. At that time, whenever I went to watch movie, I would watch one or two documentaries of the Vietnam War first. Most of them were the North Vietnamese filmed how to attack the U.S. Army and the South Vietnamese Army. Some of documentaries were US B52 bombing north.