Step back to the middle of the 20th century and see the struggle for control of Vietnam through the eyes of those who lived it.

How do we know? -- Colonial Vietnam -- The French War -- Cold War conflict -- Two Vietnams -- The advisors -- Widening the war -- Friend or foe? -- Methods of war -- The South Vietnamese -- Life during wartime -- The media war -- Trouble at home -- The POWs -- Turning points -- Nixon's war -- A distracted president -- Talk of peace -- Coming home -- The fall of Saigon -- The refugees -- Vietnam today -- What have we learned?