People: America
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Battlefield Vietnam (7): War on the DMZ
Although front lines didn’t really exist in the Vietnam war, there was the border between North- and South Vietnam, called the DMZ (demilitarized zone). During the war, the area was an arena for heavy fighting. The Americans built many fortifications, which were besieged by the Vietnamese. This series mainly covers the military aspects of the…
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Battlefield Vietnam (6): Tet offensive
The Tet-offensive (1967), ‘one of the most stunning offenses ever’, was a military defeat for the Vietnamese but would win them the war in the end. This fifth episode of the Battlefield Vietnam series on the actual battle and American respons. This series mainly covers the military aspects of the war, and focuses on the…
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Battlefield Vietnam (5): Countdown to Tet
The Tet-offensive (1967), ‘one of the most stunning offenses ever’, was a military defeat for the Vietnamese but would win them the war in the end. This fifth episode of the Battlefield Vietnam series focuses on the strategy and build-up of this clash. This series mainly covers the military aspects of the war, and focuses…
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Battlefield Vietnam (4): Showdown in the Iron Triangle
Vietnamese forces were dug in the Cu Chi Tunnels around Saigon, ambushing American forces when possible. When they attacked a U.S. helicopter carrying troops, the Americans responded with a big counteroffensive and a huge air born operation, leading to one of the largest skirmishes of the war.Sb This series mainly covers the military aspects of…
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Battlefield Vietnam (3): Search and destroy
America’s tactics to wipe out big concentrations of Vietnamese units didn’t work, so they developed the ‘search and destroy’-tactic. Vietnamese forces didn’t engage America directly, fearing the overwhelming firepower and air force. With this new tactic, American forces tried to pin down the guerrilla’s and destroy them with airlifted troops. This episode focuses on a…
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Battlefield Vietnam (2): The undeclared war
America never actually declared war to Vietnam, but somehow got ‘sucked into it’. This documentary explains how the military advisors sent to Vietnam were at a certain point reinforced by attack choppers. In the end, America launched a nearly full scale war with 400.000 soldiers and massive amounts of military hardware, equipment and money poured…
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The power of art (8): Rothko
Marcus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz (1903 – 1970) was born in Russia bu moved to Portland, Oregon in 1913. Although his artistic education was brief, he would be one of the leading abstract expressionistic painters. Rothko didn’t want art to be solemn, although during the early stages of his career he painted in a more traditional style.…