An unflinching look back at some of the Vietnam War"s most famous and poignant battles. Includes a 24-page illustrated book and get closer to the action with a collection of authentic reproduction battle maps and photographs covering of Dien Bien Phu to Hamburger Hill, the fighting in Vietnam would become less a battle over territory and independence, and more an ideological battleground where the contrasting philosophies of east and west would meet head-on in an explosion of politics, culture and napalm. It was the war without fronts, where US troops faced enemies without uniforms who could seemingly disappear from the battlefield without trace. America s fight involved not only "search and destroy" strategies and aerial bombardment, but also a battle for the hearts and minds of the local population, not to mention those watching events unfold back home. This eye-opening documentary provides a compact yet thorough overview of the Vietnam War, featuring extensive use of archive footage filmed in the streets, jungles, rivers and airspace over south-east Asia, to ensure the lessons learned at such great cost will never be forgotten.