Our Vietnam War

1h 2min

Documentary

War & Politics

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.

Episodes

Cast

A Popular War

1. A Popular War

59min

15th Aug 2023

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.

All The Way

2. All The Way

1h

22nd Aug 2023

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.

The Long Shadow

3. The Long Shadow

1h 2min

29th Aug 2023

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.

First air date

15th Aug 2023

Last air date

29th Aug 2023

Status

Ended

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

Networks