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The Vietnam War is a highly controversial topic at the best of times. But during their many debates on the subject, Western historians rarely pause to consider how the conflict was seen through the eyes of the Vietnamese people, either North or South. This video seeks to explore that little-known perspective, analysing the thoughts and motives behind perhaps the strangest, yet most persistent communist governments in Asia.

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Sources:
Vietnam and America: The Most Comprehensive Documented History of the Vietnam War by Marvin E. Gettleman, Jane Franklin, Marilyn B. Young & H. Bruce Franklin
Zumwalt, James G. “Bare Feet, Iron Will ~ Stories from the Other Side of Vietnam's Battlefields.” Fortis Publishing. Jacksonville, Florida.2010
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The Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (Link)
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0:00 Prelude to War
11:25 The War Begins