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Vietnam was the first “television war.”

This was new: During World War II, there was no TV to watch. But during the Vietnam War, families across America could follow the war. Every night at 6:30 families would watch the network news on CBS, NBC, and ABC. Television crews were allowed to travel anywhere in South Vietnam. Unlike today, they were not embedded with military units.

VIDEOS

Here’s what Americans saw every night on television.

Vietnam 1965-1975, as seen on British television (BBC)

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et9w2YPf3Wk

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTFnYl7vWyA

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3CXZCoQPrU

Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeMDPB0-HOY

Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX5lesv49B4