Missing last hour in final episode "Peace With Honor"
While I am generally satisfied with this DVD set - the transfer is of good quality, with no apparent deletion of any material from the original PBS broadcast - potential buyers should be aware that the final episode on the last DVD, "Peace With Honor", contains only the first hour of what is a two-hour episode. The final chapters of the war, including the fall of Saigon, are completely missing as a result. This was disappointing to discover, and just seems to be an oversight which was not caught during this set's production.
Excellent Visual History of the Vietnam Conflict
This series is the best visual history of the Vietnam conflict that I have seen. The 9 episodes were originally issued in 1998 as part of a 12 VHS series by Time Life, although the box doesn't indicate this. The other three episodes, including the Fall of Saigon, are included in the companion set Battlefield Vietnam: Tet. Together they form a fairly comprehensive history of the Vietnam conflict from 1954 until the fall of Saigon in 1975.
Of particular interest for those who are unfamiliar with the origins of American involvement is the first episode, which deals with the end of the French colonial period with the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu, the political negociations involving the French, Vietnamese, Chinese and Americans, the 'temporary' division of Vietnam into Northern and Southern regions pending elections which were never held, and the growing American political, economic and military involvement.
The series gives especially good insight into...
A good general history of the Vietnam conflict.
I have always been favorably disposed to the "Battlefield" series of documentaries for their objective coverage of battles or campaigns as well as the production quality of the videos and this three-disc set is no exception.
This three-disc set covers the Vietnam conflict from roughly the tail end of the French involvement right through to the very end resulting in Communist victory over the south in 1975.
The video series covers not only the military aspects of the conflict but also the political aspects, showing mistakes made not only by the U.S. and their South Vietnamese allies, but also by the North and the NLF operating in the south. The video did a credible job of showing the often confused political objectives of the Johnson administration compared to a communist Vietnamese leadership who were united and unwavering in their goal of total victory.
Military aspects are covered very well, making good use of archival footage from both sides...
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