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NARRATOR: the Politburo and the Central to discuss strategy. Some members urged caution. They worried that if they tried to push Saigon to the point the Americans would return. Final victory, they calculated, Party First Secretary Le Duan "Now that the United States "it will be hard for them He ordered a test attack to see if the Americans as they had 2 1/2 years earlier. (artillery fire) In December 1974, North Vietnamese forces attacked northeast of Saigon
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NARRATOR:
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the Politburo and the Central
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to discuss strategy.
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Some members urged caution.
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They worried that if they tried
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to push Saigon to the point
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the Americans would return.
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Final victory, they calculated,
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Party First Secretary Le Duan
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"Now that the United States
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"it will be hard for them
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He ordered a test attack
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to see if the Americans
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as they had
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2 1/2 years earlier.
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(artillery fire)
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In December 1974,
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North Vietnamese forces attacked
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northeast of Saigon.
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Movie Summary
A comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.
