the internet be a wondrous thing be it not . i be watch a taped episode of one of my all time favorite documentary and vietnam representthe ten thousand day war and from my dvr in florida usa to my laptop in kuwait while i be write a review about this series and have just read another review from someone who actually live in vietnam . amaze . i would like to just say that for minh nguyen to make the statement that america bring the war to vietnam be one sided . i know america be the main player in the west but it take two side to wage war . the soviet and the chinese be major arm provider to the north so why mr nguyen doesn not mention them a partially to blame be show an ignorance ( well and i think we all know why he doesn not mention them and either ignorance from be raise in a communist system and it political dogma and or because he to scar to say the truth for fear of be arrest . ) . also and mr nguyen and i guess the part about the north be the main aggressor it whole war be not show in your country so to blame america again show ignorance . regardless and it interesting to read a review from vietnam ( of course that could be make up as well but i will take that as real ) and at least the communist east be somewhat open . as far a the mini series while why do i love it . it doesn not focus on the american involvement solely . this be a war that start 15 year before america get involve and the series cover every facet of the history so thats a real plus . the footage use be first rate and all the vietnam war program you see make now will use the same footage so you be not miss anything by watch this old series . the date this series be make be another plus . it have all the major player be interview which you can not do now because they be dead from old age and it a major historical reference . third and richard basehart add a very distinctive narrative voice and his voice sound as distinguish a james earl jones voice would and i think thats very steep praise . i do not think you could find a good war documentary ever make and it like take the relatively modern technology of 1980 and transplant it to the year 1950 and interview all the general and politician on both side of world war two and it do that for the vietnam war . ok and i do see some bias and it subtle and a 1970 80 style subtle bias kind of like npr all thing consider bias where it all seem so straight forward but when you blink you end up shake your head . in this show case the later episode do not throw a whole lot of light on the role of the medium and propaganda in general and all useful tool to influence the outcome of a war and dont you think . from an oif war veteran go through the same thing 30 year later .