The Vietnam War

America Enters the War (1x1)

Air date: Jan 15, 2008

"Vietnam: On the Frontlines Part 1: America Enters the War" (44:59) U.S. Marines arrive in June 1965 to protect a U.S. air base, marking the first time U.S. soldiers will fight as combat troops in Vietnam. The North Vietnamese Army and the southern Viet Cong guerrillas launch a series of vicious attacks and terrorist bombings in retaliation.