Our Vietnam War
- 2023
- Ended
- Documentary · War & Politics
- 1 season
Our Vietnam War tells the story of Australia's involvement in the words of the men who were sent to fight; the battles, the protests, returning and the long shadow the war cast on the people whose lives were turned upside down.
Latest: Season 1 · 2023
View all seasonsE1. A Popular War
Aug 15, 2023 · 59m
Shows how Australia became entangled in the war, how sending conscripted soldiers won widespread support but forever changed lives and how the first stirrings of dissent started to appear.
E2. All The Way
Aug 22, 2023 · 60m
Our veterans set out daily life under constant vigilance and explain how the battles of Long Tan and Coral-Balmoral unfolded. Politically, Australia's relationship with the US had never been stronger.
E3. The Long Shadow
Aug 29, 2023 · 62m
As the US withdraws from Vietnam, Australia follows suit. For those who returned, the war would forever hang over their lives, through health issues like PTSD. Members of the Vietnamese diaspora speak.
