Vietnam: A Television History was first broadcast over 30 years ago during the Reagan Era and the response to it across the rather narrow political spectrum of the US was generally positive. The exception, however, was the series’ fifth episode, which narrated the war from the perspective of those who won it. See Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, the architect of the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu, discuss strategy and philosophy. Hear an officer in the NVA explain that “in order to fight the Americans you must cling to their belts.” I recommend this 50-odd minute program over more recent documentaries because it eschews the elegaic mode that has come to characterize US Americans’ re-telling of events. If you’re interested in delving even further you might consult two additional documentaries from the period, Winter Soldier and Hearts and Minds.