Extras

Video thumbnail: The Vietnam War Declaration of Independence

The Vietnam War

Declaration of Independence

In 1945, people gather to hear Ho Chi Minh declare Vietnamese independence.

Declaration of Independence

Video thumbnail: The Vietnam War Clip: Episode 3 | Vietnam's Beauty

The Vietnam War

Clip: Episode 3 | Vietnam's Beauty

A Marine discusses his surprise in discovering the beauty of the Vietnamese landscape.

Clip: Episode 3 | Vietnam's Beauty

Video thumbnail: The Vietnam War Clip: Episode 3 | The 9th Party Plenum

The Vietnam War

Clip: Episode 3 | The 9th Party Plenum

In Hanoi, two North Vietnamese factions disagree about how best to proceed in the war.

Clip: Episode 3 | The 9th Party Plenum

Video thumbnail: The Vietnam War Clip: Episode 3 | Reporters in Vietnam

The Vietnam War

Clip: Episode 3 | Reporters in Vietnam

A journalist discovers that it is not always possible to remain neutral reporting on war.

Clip: Episode 3 | Reporters in Vietnam

Video thumbnail: The Vietnam War Clip: Episode 3 | Ia Drang

The Vietnam War

Clip: Episode 3 | Ia Drang

Soldiers discuss the psychological shock of witnessing death on the battlefield.

Clip: Episode 3 | Ia Drang

Video thumbnail: The Vietnam War Clip: Episode 3 | Early Antiwar Movement

The Vietnam War

Clip: Episode 3 | Early Antiwar Movement

An antiwar movement begins to grow as Americans learn of the conflict in Vietnam.

Clip: Episode 3 | Early Antiwar Movement

Video thumbnail: The Vietnam War Clip: Episode 3 | Binh Gia

The Vietnam War

Clip: Episode 3 | Binh Gia

North Vietnamese forces ambush South Vietnamese Marines responding to a downed helicopter.

Clip: Episode 3 | Binh Gia

Video thumbnail: The Vietnam War Finishing School

The Vietnam War

Finishing School

A Marine describes how war exposes a dark side of human nature.

Finishing School