20th Century with Mike Wallace--Vietnam: A Soldier's Diary (The History Channel) (DVD)

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Get a real idea of what it was like to fight in Vietnam. See how America's shifting policy affected soldiers' attitudes on the war and how that changed their daily lives. VIETNAM: A SOLDIERS' DIARY is an intimate portrait of a conflict doomed to failure told by the soldiers who did the fighting. These veterans talk candidly about what it was like day by day and what they did to survive Vietnam. They tell about how it felt to come home not to a hero's welcome, but to shame, nightmares, and the memories of seeing their friends killed or wounded in the hell that was Vietnam. From the optimistic hopes of a quick victory in 1965 and 1966 to the every-man-for-himself disintegration of discipline and morale of the early '70s, the course of the war and its aftermath is vividly recounted. More than any other program, VIETNAM: A SOLDIERS' DIARY captures the compelling stories of the men who fought in the misguided, mismanaged conflict.

This program is part of a series narrated by journalist Mike Wallace that examines the history of American involvement in the Vietnam War. In this episode, Wallace talks with some Vietnam War veterans about their experiences with guerrilla warfare, and their feelings about public reaction to the war. Archival footage, photographs, and journals are used to illustrate the events of the war that divided a nation.