BBC documentary - The Vietnam War

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b096k7q7

I started watching this the other night, half expecting a fairly routine documentary but was immediately impressed. Apparently the programme took 10 years to make, and you can tell. The quality of the footage, interviews and production is some of the best I've seen, and at times it's very chilling.

I didn't know much about the Vietnam war other than what it showed in classic films, but this series goes into depth about the brutal 10 years leading up to the large scale involvement of US troops. For example, I didn't even know Vietnam was at war with France!

I highly recommend it.

 

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When you get to episode 10 make sure you have enough tissues.

I'm only on 8 and at least three episodes have set me off already!

 

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Glad I am not the only one who gets emotional over all these soldiers (north -south and US) who are reliving their horrors for this documentary.

Yeh it's those bits that get me, intermingled with tapes of Nixon making it obvious that he considers the war just another part of his political game. What a crook! He puts the worst characters in Game of Thrones to shame.

It must have been frustrating to live in the US when half the people thought being anti-war equated to being 'commie loving' and unpatriotic. I try to picture being at a student rally against the war and the police start shooting people dead... in the US!! Unbelievable that actually happened.