One of the best documentary films I have seen thus far on the Nam war. Extraordinary footage from those times depicted as well as the commentary. Even the music had it's own thing. I miss you dad. 53'-00'. SMC, helicopter mechanic.
No doubt this is the best documentary series ever produced about Vietnam War, and I am grateful to honorable Sao Vang for sharing it with all of us. Nevertheless, I think it is about time that these two impressive Republics which were so ferocious enemies at that time, Vietnam and USA, now should produce together some new edition of documentaries on the same issue. I can suppose they should be from historical, social, political and military point of view, certainly more thorough and accurate. I am convinced that the intensity and relevance of that struggle, as well as the human sacrifice involved, deserve worldwide remembrance and a new approach. Forever respect and admiration towards the Republic of Vietnam!
Oh man! This documentary series is great! This is exactly what I look for when it comes to documentaries and they are pretty much the only kind of film I watch which says a lot. Thanks for uploading this excellent material!
more like propaganda, there is no way communism was going to spread to other Asian countries and Australia, that's a joke. There was no reason for America to be in Vietnam in the first place, just like there is no reason for America to be involved in any other wars, illegal occupations, invasions since
Just like the Americans that came after them, the French were underestimated the will power of the Vietnamese, had no understanding of their thousand years of history of fighting and defeating the invaders, their love of independence and liberty, and their never surrender/hard headed mentality. I'm very proud to carry that Viet blood through my veins. Cung nhu nhung nguoi My den sau ho, nguoi Phap da danh gia thap suc manh y chi cua nguoi Viet Nam, khong co su hieu biet ve ngan nam lich su chien dau chong ngoai xam cua ho, tinh yeu doc lap tu do nong nan cua ho, va cai tam ly khong khuat phuc va cung dau cua ho. Toi rat hanh dien mang giong mau Viet trong tinh mach cua toi.
It's not so much that the French or Americans underestimated their spirit, more that they just couldn't do anything about it... At Dien Bien Phu the French were just taken by surprise by the level of Sino-Russian training, supply and support. Before that the VietMinh were completely incapable, like they were when the French and British + Indians and Japanese beat them effortlessly before, despite being seriously outnumbered and having to start with Communists already occupying Saigon. It should be appreciated that even years later the French had almost no equipment in that part of the world. So much so that they had 0 bombers..... 0.... France was a fake power by then. Without much in the way of French heavy weapons the Chinese supply and support basically meant that the French were completely outgunned and practically helpless... that's what happened at Dien Bien Phu - the French were at the mercy of Viet Minh guns. Their opposition had seemingly suddenly transformed from a lightly armed untrained rabble to a basically competent force with heavier firepower than the French and an endless supply of ammunition. Even then the French defenders managed to take out 3x more attackers... But right at the start when it became clear what the Russians and Chinese had contributed, the French new they had lost. In fact the commander apologised and committed suicide pretty much at the start of the battle. Having said that French and Imperial French forces for the most part were practically untrained and next to useless... Only their Paras were good in a real fight. They were also mostly savages that carried out rapes seemingly every time they stopped anywhere 🤦🏻♂️ spreading hatred everywhere. You couldn't really call them soldiers if you ask me. They were thoroughly undisciplined and not very seriously trained. The Vietcong and NVA, learning from the 1st Indochina war and the early stages of the Second Indo China war when the Americans were mainly supervising only, did become extremely proficient... By the time the war with the US really got going the VC/NVA were better than the Americans, who after gaining experience mostly simply rotated out, wasting that experience. The kill ratio, which most people mistakenly believe to be in favour of the Americans, was actually vastly in favour of the VC/NVA who were by that time superior jungle fighters. It's true that they were fiercely dedicated, robust and determined right from the beginning and throughout, and that pretty much guaranteed their victory, as long as their allies kept supplying them. They were, of course, a lot more committed than any of their enemies. But it should be remembered that lost of Vietnamese fought on the other side, so it's not right to just declare a 'general vietnamese will'.
I agree this is a great series but my favorite UTune doc. about Vietnam is, Vietnam, A Television history. I like this series for weapons and tactics. Proud to have served but sad we were on the wrong side of history. C 4/3 11th LIB Americal div. 1968.
The largest shame of this war in my opinion, of course other than human life was the loss of america! A lot of people do not fully understand history and the chain of events. Viet nam was an ally! After world war one Viet nam was demanding independence and they had every right to it. They where fighting the same imperialistic power america fought for its independence and that's why our body politic aligned with the Vietnamese people. The human spirit and thirst for freedom can not be defeated! Just as the British arrogance learned the hard way Americans learned the same lesson they taught Britain. You can not conquer the human spirit. The Vietnamese didn't fight for communism but freedom! They where forced into labor and there land was being exploited by the French for rubber. Much more to it of course but that is the jest. After world war two the major powers decided the French would get Viet nam back. Think about how arrogant that is. Kick out the Japanese the so called Jap's and then put the French in charge. Roosevelt would never have approved that! But Truman was weak and america shifted its body politic to imperialistic rule. Eisenhower could only think of communism conquering the world! We traded our beliefs for safety! When we should have continued to stand on principal and the Vietnamese communist or not would have never even been a problem for america. It was such paranoia! Now today it goes on and on, country after country! No world peace! Why? Because we don't think as one human with pursuit of liberty and justice for all! We all think racist, nationalist, only about ourselves! World peace will come when people begin to fight for what's right not what color your skin is or what religion you believe in but for freedom and liberty for everyone on earth! Fuck America! And that's satire if you don't understand it! America isn't a place its an idea and when we regain it we can be that shining star on the hill. The truth is every human being on earth just wants to free!
+ronny barham - damn ronny, that was as close to spot on for one paragraph. I didn't pick up on the satire but you are right. The American ideal does not exist anymore. Well said.
Amazing fellow General Giap And he was the sharpest weapon that Ho Chi Minh had And what this guy had done which who had defeated those French soldiers but good
По америчким мерилима свака интервенција има оправдање.Логока је следећа:Потукао се неки народ и треба интервенисати.Ако се ставимо на страну јачег сукоб ће кратко трајати и нећемо имати неку корист.Али ако се ставимо на страну слабијег онда ће наша помоћ имати већег ефекта.
Mặc dù việt nam là nước lạc hậu từ xa xưa .. nhưng chính cái lạc hậu và nổ lực đó mà tất cả các nước đều phải sợ và nể bởi những kỳ tích mà họ không thể tưởng tượng dc ! Vì thế việt nam có quân đội .. dc gọi là quân đội nhân dân .. Tại sao lính mỷ và lính pháp có áo giáp và nón cối tại sao lại thua quân đội nhân dân ko có mảnh giáp nào :D ! Tôi yêu người việt nam !
Well we baled on HoCeMen and let the French come back .They war just as bad as the Japanese troops which used to help fight the vetmin troops. What a mess
Agreed. How many times can the same two / three notes go on and on at such a volume as to overtake everything. The music makes this special documentary a 1 star, at best.
I have some sort of knowledge about these things. I am interested in this too. Its a longer story, but Christianity has certain mistakes. I'm interested in discussing this in perspective of what you say.
Really good documentary. Too bad the music is a MAJOR distraction. Hopefully the people involved with the music never worked again. Ruined something that could have been outstanding.
I’m watching this, subject matter, (second only to Jesus in importance) as well as music-immersed; pondering what is about to happen in the Eastern Mediterranean, as per the Bible. I can’t really unpack this any further here, but I am glad that I am leaving in The Rapture.
French are arrogant and severely under estimated the Vietnamese resolve. if the treated the Vietnamese as a equal enemy, then maybe they wouldnt have made so many silly avoidable mistakes.
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One of the best documentary films I have seen thus far on the Nam war. Extraordinary footage from those times depicted as well as the commentary. Even the music had it's own thing. I miss you dad. 53'-00'. SMC, helicopter mechanic.
....this is one of the best Vietnam War documentaries I've ever watched
This is one of the best for this topic. Brilliant doc. We know it take lot of time and hard work to make these videos. Love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰🤝🏴.
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Just about the best documentary out there on Vietnam. Bias is still there but it is tempered.
I watch this like every day its amazibg
This and ken burns’s Vietnam war is extremely well done, and so ten thousand day war
No doubt this is the best documentary series ever produced about Vietnam War, and I am grateful to honorable Sao Vang for sharing it with all of us.
Nevertheless, I think it is about time that these two impressive Republics which were so ferocious enemies at that time, Vietnam and USA, now should produce together some new edition of documentaries on the same issue.
I can suppose they should be from historical, social, political and military point of view, certainly more thorough and accurate. I am convinced that the intensity and relevance of that struggle, as well as the human sacrifice involved, deserve worldwide remembrance and a new approach.
Forever respect and admiration towards the Republic of Vietnam!
Extraordinary documentary! Great images, lots of informations, and a brilliant soundtrack!!!!!!
Thanks for uploaded, warm regards from Indonesia for Vietnam.
Oh man! This documentary series is great! This is exactly what I look for when it comes to documentaries and they are pretty much the only kind of film I watch which says a lot. Thanks for uploading this excellent material!
BEIG I COUNTRY WAS QUITE FASCINATING. I KNOW THIS PERSONALLY.
more like propaganda, there is no way communism was going to spread to other Asian countries and Australia, that's a joke. There was no reason for America to be in Vietnam in the first place, just like there is no reason for America to be involved in any other wars, illegal occupations, invasions since
Hey man thanks for posting this! I never even knew this series existed.
We need a battlefield series on iraq war , soviet and NATO wars in Afghanistan
Zulfiqar Hashim YES!
They would be 1 episode long or boring as hell....
Fun fact, The pair of trooper legioneers that dropped in were all Volunteer paratroopers from the German army Who fought in World War II,
Just like the Americans that came after them, the French were underestimated the will power of the Vietnamese, had no understanding of their thousand years of history of fighting and defeating the invaders, their love of independence and liberty, and their never surrender/hard headed mentality. I'm very proud to carry that Viet blood through my veins.
Cung nhu nhung nguoi My den sau ho, nguoi Phap da danh gia thap suc manh y chi cua nguoi Viet Nam, khong co su hieu biet ve ngan nam lich su chien dau chong ngoai xam cua ho, tinh yeu doc lap tu do nong nan cua ho, va cai tam ly khong khuat phuc va cung dau cua ho. Toi rat hanh dien mang giong mau Viet trong tinh mach cua toi.
It's not so much that the French or Americans underestimated their spirit, more that they just couldn't do anything about it...
At Dien Bien Phu the French were just taken by surprise by the level of Sino-Russian training, supply and support. Before that the VietMinh were completely incapable, like they were when the French and British + Indians and Japanese beat them effortlessly before, despite being seriously outnumbered and having to start with Communists already occupying Saigon.
It should be appreciated that even years later the French had almost no equipment in that part of the world. So much so that they had 0 bombers..... 0.... France was a fake power by then.
Without much in the way of French heavy weapons the Chinese supply and support basically meant that the French were completely outgunned and practically helpless... that's what happened at Dien Bien Phu - the French were at the mercy of Viet Minh guns.
Their opposition had seemingly suddenly transformed from a lightly armed untrained rabble to a basically competent force with heavier firepower than the French and an endless supply of ammunition.
Even then the French defenders managed to take out 3x more attackers...
But right at the start when it became clear what the Russians and Chinese had contributed, the French new they had lost.
In fact the commander apologised and committed suicide pretty much at the start of the battle.
Having said that French and Imperial French forces for the most part were practically untrained and next to useless... Only their Paras were good in a real fight.
They were also mostly savages that carried out rapes seemingly every time they stopped anywhere 🤦🏻♂️ spreading hatred everywhere.
You couldn't really call them soldiers if you ask me.
They were thoroughly undisciplined and not very seriously trained.
The Vietcong and NVA, learning from the 1st Indochina war and the early stages of the Second Indo China war when the Americans were mainly supervising only, did become extremely proficient... By the time the war with the US really got going the VC/NVA were better than the Americans, who after gaining experience mostly simply rotated out, wasting that experience.
The kill ratio, which most people mistakenly believe to be in favour of the Americans, was actually vastly in favour of the VC/NVA who were by that time superior jungle fighters.
It's true that they were fiercely dedicated, robust and determined right from the beginning and throughout, and that pretty much guaranteed their victory, as long as their allies kept supplying them. They were, of course, a lot more committed than any of their enemies.
But it should be remembered that lost of Vietnamese fought on the other side, so it's not right to just declare a 'general vietnamese will'.
Excellent documentary, thank you for the upload.
'''The Australian Continent'''
when you hear that you know you're watching an American documentary 😆
the music itself make the documentary one of the best
Do you know what the first intro track music is called?? at the very beginning
@@user-er7td9zt7s No man, I extract the music from that video, only way (I think the music was made just for this documentary)
I agree this is a great series but my favorite UTune doc. about Vietnam is, Vietnam, A Television history. I like this series for weapons and tactics. Proud to have served but sad we were on the wrong side of history. C 4/3 11th LIB Americal div. 1968.
Proud to have served your ruling class masters? Okay.
A Remake about this game would be perfect
The largest shame of this war in my opinion, of course other than human life was the loss of america! A lot of people do not fully understand history and the chain of events. Viet nam was an ally! After world war one Viet nam was demanding independence and they had every right to it. They where fighting the same imperialistic power america fought for its independence and that's why our body politic aligned with the Vietnamese people. The human spirit and thirst for freedom can not be defeated! Just as the British arrogance learned the hard way Americans learned the same lesson they taught Britain. You can not conquer the human spirit. The Vietnamese didn't fight for communism but freedom! They where forced into labor and there land was being exploited by the French for rubber. Much more to it of course but that is the jest. After world war two the major powers decided the French would get Viet nam back. Think about how arrogant that is. Kick out the Japanese the so called Jap's and then put the French in charge. Roosevelt would never have approved that! But Truman was weak and america shifted its body politic to imperialistic rule. Eisenhower could only think of communism conquering the world! We traded our beliefs for safety! When we should have continued to stand on principal and the Vietnamese communist or not would have never even been a problem for america. It was such paranoia! Now today it goes on and on, country after country! No world peace! Why? Because we don't think as one human with pursuit of liberty and justice for all! We all think racist, nationalist, only about ourselves! World peace will come when people begin to fight for what's right not what color your skin is or what religion you believe in but for freedom and liberty for everyone on earth! Fuck America! And that's satire if you don't understand it! America isn't a place its an idea and when we regain it we can be that shining star on the hill. The truth is every human being on earth just wants to free!
+ronny barham - damn ronny, that was as close to spot on for one paragraph. I didn't pick up on the satire but you are right. The American ideal does not exist anymore. Well said.
great sound track
Whatever it is that's blinking on the left side of the screen is Hanoiing.
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this should have a lot more than 7 likes after 7 years
Greatest Vo Nguyen Giap
Hai Bui Vietnam's people are the heroes. Vo Nguyen Giap is one of the best ;)
@@anhvan1785 Interesting military fellow
Amazing fellow General Giap And he was the sharpest weapon that Ho Chi Minh had And what this guy had done which who had defeated those French soldiers but good
Battlefield Vietname (Part 1)
Thx
Không có gì quý hỏn Độc Lập Tự Do , Việt Nam bây giò không bị chia đôi ,Cám on các lóp cha , anh , đã ngã xuống .
По америчким мерилима свака интервенција има оправдање.Логока је следећа:Потукао се неки народ и треба интервенисати.Ако се ставимо на страну јачег сукоб ће кратко трајати и нећемо имати неку корист.Али ако се ставимо на страну слабијег онда ће наша помоћ имати већег ефекта.
Mặc dù việt nam là nước lạc hậu từ xa xưa .. nhưng chính cái lạc hậu và nổ lực đó mà tất cả các nước đều phải sợ và nể bởi những kỳ tích mà họ không thể tưởng tượng dc ! Vì thế việt nam có quân đội .. dc gọi là quân đội nhân dân .. Tại sao lính mỷ và lính pháp có áo giáp và nón cối tại sao lại thua quân đội nhân dân ko có mảnh giáp nào :D ! Tôi yêu người việt nam !
Well we baled on HoCeMen and let the French come back .They war just as bad as the Japanese troops which used to help fight the vetmin troops. What a mess
Well ya know what the French said...
_"Putain de chaleur. Putain d'herbe. Putain de pays."_
yeah, the French are lame like that
The music needs to be turned off. It completely distracts from this good documentary.
Agreed. How many times can the same two / three notes go on and on at such a volume as to overtake everything. The music makes this special documentary a 1 star, at best.
Việt Nam anh hùng
15:05
Alot of Chinese died in those two wars.
38:55
4:22 that's not the map of india
Damn it sucks that someone stretched this out to look like it's HD. Just leave it in a 5:4 aspect ratio, because now everyone looks fat af...
le ge il dis que c est battlefield
Church of christ doctrine must be taught to all world help me in this
I have some sort of knowledge about these things. I am interested in this too. Its a longer story, but Christianity has certain mistakes. I'm interested in discussing this in perspective of what you say.
War is hell it ain’t good, it never changes
Really good documentary. Too bad the music is a MAJOR distraction. Hopefully the people involved with the music never worked again. Ruined something that could have been outstanding.
I’m watching this, subject matter, (second only to Jesus in importance) as well as music-immersed; pondering what is about to happen in the Eastern Mediterranean, as per the Bible. I can’t really unpack this any further here, but I am glad that I am leaving in The Rapture.
I can't decide which was more terrible.. the war or the god awful soundtrack to this documentary
"how can you shoot women n children man..?" "easy! just dont lead em so much!" crazy ass movie
French are arrogant and severely under estimated the Vietnamese resolve. if the treated the Vietnamese as a equal enemy, then maybe they wouldnt have made so many silly avoidable mistakes.
French have more powerful than Vietnam how come French lose the war? since 1954 to 2013= 59 years already
France had just come out of world war 2. They were occupied by German for the duration of the war. Their resources were limited and outdated
bob laryson Exactly! And as a result they were in no position to successfully wage this war with the Viet Minh.