Department of History

The Elusive Enemy Filmed mostly by the Viet Cong, take an inside look at the weapons and tactics of the elusive and resourceful enemy. You will seehow American forces tried to counter their enemy with technology and with 'tunnel rats' who hunted the Viet Cong in ther own hideouts. The Tet Offensive By 1968, America commanders thought they could see the light at the end of the tunnel. Then came the enemies' searing Tet holiday offensive, the coordinated attack on more than one hundred cities throughout South Vietnam. This program captures the ferocity of the desperate struggle in the cities of Vietnam and the stunned reaction in America. Dateline Saigon This is a protrait of Saigon, the reeming and sordid wartime capitol of South Vietnam. Witness the fall to the North Vietnamese forces at the end of the war. Revisit Saigon, now renamed HO Chi Minh City, ten years after the war and view the changes. Fire From The Sky This eye opening program is the story of the men and machines that dominated the air over Southeast ASia for ten years. Watch as the helicopter comes of age as a weapon and shares the sky with the screaming jet fighters. Follow a bombing mission over North Vietnam from the pre-flight briefing all the way to the target.