The Unauthorized History of the Vietnam War

Vietnam emerges as a key front in the global Cold War. With massive assistance from China and the USSR, North Vietnam transforms itself into a communist stronghold.

The Kennedy Administration supports a coup that results in the murder of South Vietnam's president. JFK's death changes the course of America's growing involvement in the war.

LBJ sends more American troops to Vietnam while limiting the military's ability to fight. The Tet Offensive leads to intensive criticism of the war effort.

Anti-war protests mount at home while Nixon begins drawing down the US military presence. Impeachment threatens to undermine his plans for 'Peace with Honor'.

Saigon falls and South Vietnam suffers under communism. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise of China usher in a new relationship between the US and Vietnam for the 21st century.