The Vietnam War was a Cold War conflict that grew out of the American determination to contain communism. For approximately fifteen years, Ho Chi Minh's North Vietnamese fought against the American-supported south.With the unification of Vietnam in 1975 under the Communist government of the North, the U.S. had officially failed to achieve its objectives. To a nation accustomed to winning, "America's longest war" was a total disaster: militarily, politically, and socially, and one that would have repercussions to the present day.This DVD covers the attack of the Viet Cong forces against the Americans during the Tet Offensive. Ultimately it proved catastrophic for the North with 37,000 fatal casualties, but the Americans started to lose the propaganda war and support at home melted away.This DVD is essential viewing for all military history devotees.