Extras

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

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

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

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

Soldiers discuss the psychological shock of witnessing death on the battlefield.
Clip: Episode 3 | Ia Drang

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

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