Good Vietnam Docs?

cu3ed · 18 Jul 2022 at 20:15

Does anyone know of any?, fancy watching some of the history of this.
I know I could type a search but I don't really trust reviews etc.

MissChief · 18 Jul 2022 at 20:43

The Vietnam war by Ken Burns is the best but I can’t find it anywhere for free, it was on Netflix but isn’t anymore. There’s also Vietnam Lost Films in Sky History.

cu3ed · 18 Jul 2022 at 20:55

MissChief said:
The Vietnam war by Ken Burns is the best but I can’t find it anywhere for free, it was on Netflix but isn’t anymore. There’s also Vietnam Lost Films in Sky History.

Thank you!...I knew there was one that "stood out" but for the life of me couldn't remember his name.
Also..erm.."found" it.

Custor · 18 Jul 2022 at 20:59

The Max Hastings book on Vietnam was a great read. Maybe not what you’re after, but a follow up to the vids.

jpaul · 18 Jul 2022 at 20:59

vietnam war runs regularly on pbs america freeview - yes the definitive account, like world at war

Hades · 18 Jul 2022 at 21:06

MissChief said:
The Vietnam war by Ken Burns is the best but I can’t find it anywhere for free, it was on Netflix but isn’t anymore. There’s also Vietnam Lost Films in Sky History.

Absolutely this.

hudson86 · 18 Jul 2022 at 21:54

Make sure you get the American version of the Ken Burns doc, its something like 18 hours long , the series shown on the Bbc was a shorter edit at about 10 hours.

hudson86 · 18 Jul 2022 at 21:56

Last Days in Vietnam about the fall of Saigon is pretty good.

hudson86 · 18 Jul 2022 at 22:00

The Fog of War, Robert Mcnamara , one of the architects behind the war.

cu3ed · 18 Jul 2022 at 23:02

Wow, each episode is over an hours long. Not sure if I'll process that amount of info lol.

hudson86 · 18 Jul 2022 at 23:12

Yeah they should be anywhere from 1 hour 20 ish to nearly 2 hours. The Bbc versions are 55 mins each.

Its very well made like all the Ken Burns docs.

inogen · 18 Jul 2022 at 23:44

Hearts and Minds is good.

Hades · 19 Jul 2022 at 08:02

cu3ed said:
Wow, each episode is over an hours long. Not sure if I'll process that amount of info lol.

It's worth it. It really is a gripping documentary.

Vandle · 19 Jul 2022 at 08:29

I second the Ken Burns doc. Pretty hard going at times though but excellent.

MissChief · 19 Jul 2022 at 09:05

Vandle said:
I second the Ken Burns doc. Pretty hard going at times though but excellent.

It certainly doesn’t sugarcoat anything. I learned a lot, especially the earlier causes of the split and what started the war.

Vandle · 20 Jul 2022 at 02:20

MissChief said:
It certainly doesn’t sugarcoat anything. I learned a lot, especially the earlier causes of the split and what started the war.

Indeed. Explains the reason for the heavy French baking influence there!

cu3ed · 20 Jul 2022 at 09:01

Watched the first 2 so far. So very well done, can see what they are so long, now, so much to cover. Shaking my head at most of it, but thats hindsight.

jpaul · 7 Aug 2022 at 21:54

New Burns documentary on iPlayer

Muhammad Ali

jpaul · 31 Aug 2022 at 21:00

series is being repeated on PBS over this/next week

drakulton · 31 Aug 2022 at 21:09

These may be worth looking at

Good Vietnam Docs

Good Vietnam Docs?

Muhammad Ali​

Muhammad Ali