Name: Buff in Vietnam
Uploaded: 2011-01-01
Duration: 33 min 28 s
Description: As Vietnam heats up, a bomber originally built to obliterate Moscow is sent to destroy Viet Cong sanctuaries. With the B-52 in their arsenal, the U.S. hopes to win in Southeast Asia with superior firepower, but the Air Force faces obstacles from Washington D.C.

As Vietnam heats up, a bomber originally built to obliterate Moscow is sent to destroy Viet Cong sanctuaries. With the B-52 in their arsenal, the U.S. hopes to win in Southeast Asia with superior firepower, but the Air Force faces obstacles from Washington D.C.

This documentary examines how the B-52, built to strike Moscow, was redirected into the Vietnam War and why that decision became so controversial. Explore the clash between military strategy and White House control, from jungle bombing campaigns to Hanoi, and see how one bomber helped shape the conflict's outcome.

When Cold War air power collides with Vietnam's brutal realities.

Buff in Vietnam

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