Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975

Tracklist

• 1
  Vietnam
  0:13
• 2
  Introduction
  18:57
• 3
  Note on Styles Adopted in the Text
  2:29
• 4
  Glossary of Common Acronyms and Military Terms
  10:01
• 5
  Chapter 01 - Beauty and Many Beasts - 1 - Clinging to an Empire
  25:29
• 6
  Chapter 01 - Beauty and Many Beasts - 2 - The Vietminh March
  28:13
• 7
  Chapter 02 - The Dirty War - 1 - Steamroller Types
  30:45
• 8
  Chapter 02 - The Dirty War - 2 - Washington Picks Up the Tab
  10:11
• 9
  Chapter 02 - The Dirty War - 3 - Peasants
  22:50
• 10
  Chapter 03 - The Fortress That Never Was - 1 - Waiting for Giap
  27:52
• 11
  Chapter 03 - The Fortress That Never Was - 2 - Disaster Beckons
  25:51
• 12
  Chapter 04 - Bloody Footprints - 1 - Quit or Bomb
  19:12
• 13
  Chapter 04 - Bloody Footprints - 2 - A Triumph of the Will
  26:49
• 14
  Chapter 04 - Bloody Footprints - 3 - Geneva
  28:28
• 15
  Chapter 05 - The Twin Tyrannies - 1 - A Regime of Terror
  20:53
• 16
  Chapter 05 - The Twin Tyrannies - 2 - The Only Boy We Got
  18:10
• 17
  Chapter 05 - The Twin Tyrannies - 3 - Boom Time
  15:45
• 18
  Chapter 05 - The Twin Tyrannies - 4 - A Recall to Arms
  26:03
• 19
  Chapter 06 - Some of the Way with JFK - 1 - They're Going to Lose Their Country If
  38:09
• 20
  Chapter 06 - Some of the Way with JFK - 2 - McNamara's Monarchy
  18:55
• 21
  Chapter 06 - Some of the Way with JFK - 3 - Le Duan Raises His Stake
  15:30
• 22
  Chapter 07 - 1963 - Coffins for Two Presidents - 1 - Small Battle, Big Story - Ap Bac
  29:30
• 23
  Chapter 07 - 1963 - Coffins for Two Presidents - 2 - The Buddhists Revolt
  11:07
• 24
  Chapter 07 - 1963 - Coffins for Two Presidents - 3 - Killing Time
  37:00
• 25
  Chapter 08 - The Maze - 1 - Enough War for Everybody
  32:58
• 26
  Chapter 08 - The Maze - 2 - Dodging Decisions
  40:58
• 27
  Chapter 09 - Into the Gulf - 1 - Lies
  23:29
• 28
  Chapter 09 - Into the Gulf - 2 - Hawks Ascendant
  30:11
• 29
  Chapter 10 - We Are Puzzled About How to Proceed - 1 - Down the Trail
  15:57
• 30
  Chapter 10 - We Are Puzzled About How to Proceed - 2 - Committal
  39:55
• 31
  Chapter 11 - The Escalator - 1 - Bottom of the Barrel
  29:32
• 32
  Chapter 11 - The Escalator - 2 - New People, New War
  52:49
• 33
  Chapter 12 - Trying to Grab Smoke - 1 - Warriors and Water-Skiers
  17:23
• 34
  Chapter 12 - Trying to Grab Smoke - 2 - Unfriendly Fire
  21:06
• 35
  Chapter 12 - Trying to Grab Smoke - 3 - Traps and Trail Dust
  24:59
• 36
  Chapter 13 - Graft and Peppermint Oil - 1 - Stealing
  7:53
• 37
  Chapter 13 - Graft and Peppermint Oil - 2 - Ruling
  18:37
• 38
  Chapter 13 - Graft and Peppermint Oil - 3 - Gurus
  14:55
• 39
  Chapter 14 - Rolling Thunder - 1 - Stone Age, Missile Age
  34:51
• 40
  Chapter 14 - Rolling Thunder - 2 - Up North
  49:48
• 41
  Chapter 15 - Taking the Pain - 1 - Best of Times, Worst of Times
  15:45
• 42
  Chapter 15 - Taking the Pain - 2 - Friends
  39:57
• 43
  Chapter 16 - Waist Deep in the Big Muddy - 1 - Peaceniks
  19:47
• 44
  Chapter 16 - Waist Deep in the Big Muddy - 2 - Warniks
  16:45
• 45
  Chapter 16 - Waist Deep in the Big Muddy - 3 - Fieldcraft
  36:39
• 46
  Chapter 16 - Waist Deep in the Big Muddy - 4 - Guns
  18:58
• 47
  Chapter 17 - Our Guys, Their Guys - The Vietnamese War - 1 - Song Qua Ngay - Let's Just Get Through the Day
  13:48
• 48
  Chapter 17 - Our Guys, Their Guys - The Vietnamese War - 2 - Fighters
  29:37
• 49
  Chapter 17 - Our Guys, Their Guys - The Vietnamese War - 3 - Saigon Soldiers
  11:19
• 50
  Chapter 18 - Tet - 1 - Prelude
  27:01
• 51
  Chapter 18 - Tet - 2 - Fugue
  29:40
• 52
  Chapter 18 - Tet - 3 - A Symbolic Humiliation
  11:54
• 53
  Chapter 19 - The Giant Reels - 1 - Fighting Back
  50:03
• 54
  Chapter 19 - The Giant Reels - 2 - Surrender of a President
  18:42
• 55
  Chapter 20 - Continuous Replays - 1 - Dying
  59:10
• 56
  Chapter 20 - Continuous Replays - 2 - Talking
  14:48
• 57
  Chapter 21 - Nixon's Inheritance - 1 - A Crumbling Army
  48:34
• 58
  Chapter 21 - Nixon's Inheritance - 2 - Aussies and Kiwis
  30:47
• 59
  Chapter 21 - Nixon's Inheritance - 3 - Gods
  17:19
• 60
  Chapter 21 - Nixon's Inheritance - 4 - Chapter Vietnamization
  14:13
• 61
  Chapter 22 - Losing by Installments - 1 - The Fishhook and the Parrot's Beak
  22:36
• 62
  Chapter 22 - Losing by Installments - 2 - Counterterror
  20:28
• 63
  Chapter 22 - Losing by Installments - 3 - Lam Son 719
  35:03
• 64
  Chapter 23 - Collateral Damage - 1 - Mary Ann
  22:26
• 65
  Chapter 23 - Collateral Damage - 2 - The Goat
  10:39
• 66
  Chapter 23 - Collateral Damage - 3 - Let's Go Home
  8:18
• 67
  Chapter 24 - The Biggest Battle - 1 - Le Duan Forces the Pace
  14:04
• 68
  Chapter 24 - The Biggest Battle - 2 - The Storm Breaks
  72:11
• 69
  Chapter 24 - The Biggest Battle - 3 - An Empty Chapter 06ctory
  14:06
• 70
  Chapter 25 - Big Ugly Fat Fellers - 1 - It Will Absolutely, Totally, Wipe Out McGovern
  28:15
• 71
  Chapter 25 - Big Ugly Fat Fellers - 2 - We'll Bomb the Bejeezus out of Them
  39:56
• 72
  Chapter 26 - A Kiss Before Dying - 1 - The Prisoner
  12:38
• 73
  Chapter 26 - A Kiss Before Dying - 2 - Peace
  15:08
• 74
  Chapter 26 - A Kiss Before Dying - 3 - War of the Flags
  37:35
• 75
  Chapter 27 - The Last Act - 1 - Invasion
  48:02
• 76
  Chapter 27 - The Last Act - 2 - Ah, My Country, My Poor Country
  47:45
• 77
  Chapter 28 - Afterward - 1 - Vengeance
  36:36
• 78
  Chapter 28 - Afterward - 2 - The Audit of War
  38:15
• 79
  Credits
  0:27

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