Vietnam: A War Unwanted

Discover the most daring covert operations, ingenious spy gadgets and cunning military deceptions that forever changed the course of history! From the Viet Cong’s secret methods to hidden supply highways, underground cities, covert camps and double agents, this season reveals a wealth of undercover tactics used by the American and Vietnamese military leaders during the controversial war.

1. 1. Alpha Strike

   1999-02-01 · 60m

   Exclusive interviews with North Vietnamese veterans, secret American operations in Laos and Cambodia, and the Navy’s classified program to counter heavy losses against Vietnamese pilots.

2. 2. Hidden in Plain Sight

   60m

   From the Ho Chi Minh trail to the tunnels of Cu Chi, the remarkable story of hidden supply highways, underground cities, covert camps and double agents.

3. 3. Special Operations

   60m

   The stories of clandestine operational groups, their missions and mysterious means of survival...

4. 4. Johnson's Battleground

   60m

   Secret Vietnamese strategies were designed to sabotage American morale, while Lyndon Johnson’s White House attempted to keep the support of U.S. citizens.

5. 5. Ho Chi Minh's Revolution

   60m

   The secrets behind Ho Chi Minh’s control of Vietnam and his ability to force the Japanese, the French and the Americans out of his country during his three decade reign.