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It’s not the war you know. It’s the war they fought.
Two years after the release of its landmark Emmy-winning series WWII in HD, HISTORY shifts its focus to a new generation and one of the most controversial chapters in American history, the Vietnam War. Vietnam in HD will immerse viewers in the sights, the sounds and the stories of the Vietnam War as it has never before been seen. Thousands of hours of uncensored footage–much of it shot by soldiers in action–will detail every critical chapter of the conflict. The war will unfold onscreen through the gripping firsthand accounts of 13 brave men and women who were forever changed by their experience in Vietnam.
Viewers will meet Karl Marlantes, a Marine whose unit saw some of the fiercest fighting of the war, and whose 2010 novel Matterhorn is considered one of the finest books written about the Vietnam War; Arthur Wiknik, a draftee who led his squad to safety during the 10-day assault on “Hamburger Hill”; Bob Clewell, a pilot in the Comancheros assault helicopter battalion who barely survived an ill-fated mission into Laos; Charles Brown, an African-American Army sergeant who led missions through the deadly jungles of Pleiku and Dak To; Elizabeth Allen, an Army nurse who insisted on frontline duty and valiantly saved lives during the Tet Offensive; Joe Galloway, a United Press International reporter who was awarded a Bronze Star with V for Valor for rescuing wounded soldiers under fire at Ia Drang; Anne Purcell, wife of the highest-ranking Army officer to be held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam; and Barry Romo, an Army infantryman who was transformed from a gung-ho patriot and war hero to staunch anti-war activist.
This six-hour series is narrated by Golden Globe Award winner Michael C. Hall and voiced by some of Hollywood’s top talents:
Original Release
11/06/2011 on HIST
US Release
11/06/2011
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Tempestt Bledsoe | Elizabeth Allen |
Edward Burns | Joe Galloway / Joe Galloway (voice) |
Dean Cain | Bob Clewell / Bob Clewell (voice) |
Kevin Connolly | Keith Connolly |
Jerry Ferrara | Raymond Torres |
Adrian Grenier | Barry Romo / Barry Romo (voice) |
Armie Hammer | Gery Benedetti |
Jennifer Love Hewitt | Anne Purcell / Anne Purcell (voice) |
Glenn Howerton | Don Devore |
Zachary Levi | Karl Marlantes |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Beginning | Sunday, 06 November 2011 |
2 | Search and Destroy | Monday, 07 November 2011 |
3 | The Tet Offensive | Tuesday, 08 November 2011 |
4 | An Endless War | Wednesday, 09 November 2011 |
5 | Changing War | Thursday, 10 November 2011 |
6 | Peace with Honor | Thursday, 10 November 2011 |
Directors
Writers
Sammy Jackson, Liz Reph, Ben Kaplan
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tempestt Bledsoe | Elizabeth Allen |
Edward Burns | Joe Galloway / Joe Galloway (voice) |
Dean Cain | Bob Clewell / Bob Clewell (voice) |
Kevin Connolly | Keith Connolly |
Jerry Ferrara | Raymond Torres |
Adrian Grenier | Barry Romo / Barry Romo (voice) |
Armie Hammer | Gery Benedetti |
Jennifer Love Hewitt | Anne Purcell / Anne Purcell (voice) |
Glenn Howerton | Don Devore |
Zachary Levi | Karl Marlantes |
James Marsden | Arthur Wiknik |
Dylan McDermott | James Anderson |
Blair Underwood | Charles Brown / Charles Brown (voice) |
Michael C. Hall | Self - Narrator / Himself - Narrator (voice) |
Barry Romo | Self - Vietnam Veteran / Himself - Vietnam Veteran |
Anne Purcell | Herself - Wife of Vietnam Soldier / Self - Wife of Vietnam Soldier |
Bob Clewell | Himself - Vietnam Veteran / Self - Vietnam Veteran |
Joseph Lee Galloway | Himself - Press Correspondent / Self - Press Correspondent |
Don DeVore | Himself - Vietnam Veteran / Self - Vietnam Veteran |
Arthur Wiknik | Himself - Vietnam Veteran / Self - Vietnam Veteran |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Scott Reda | Executive Producer |
Lou Reda | Executive Producer |
Michael Stiller | Executive Producer |
Susan Werbe | Executive Producer |
Mike Stiller | Executive Producer |
Liz Reph | Producer |
Michael Emerson | Producer |
Editors
Steve Heffner, Lucas Abel, Jacqueline Cambas, Martin Spirit, Gershon Hinkson, David Jakubovic, Sammy Jackson, Tracey Connor