U.S. General Officers planning for the U.S. Army 101st Air Cavalry Division's Operation Somerset Plain ( A Search and Destroy Mission to prevent North Vietnam Army elements from reentering the A Shau Valley, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam). U.S. Officers including Major General Melvin Zais, Brigadier General John, S Lekson, Marine Major General C B Drake discussing a map with Lieutenant Colonel Daniel G. Sharp, Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, 502 Infantry Regiment. August,1968. (Vietnam War period).
A film on the 1968 Tet Offensive on Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. U.S. Army soldiers aboard tanks moving along a road. Soldiers aboard tanks. South Vietnamese soldiers also seen. They fire rifles. The enemy attempted to capture the Saigon radio station. When they were not able to capture the radio station, they set fire to the building. Heavy columns of smoke rise from the burning building. A fire fighting squad in action. Firemen douse the fire. Dead bodies and wrecked equipment on a street. Interrogation of Viet Cong prisoners. Captured weapons of Chinese or Russian origin.
A film on the 1968 Tet Offensive on Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. South Vietnamese Soldiers lying in prone positions. A loudspeaker on a street. Soldiers fire rifles. A helicopter hovers over the area. Jeeps parked along a street. Soldiers move in the area. Vietnamese soldier broadcasting through loudspeakers to encourage surrender by Vietcong forces, as part of psychological warfare tactics. A number of Viet Cong troops surrender and are taken prisoner. The soldiers walk with the prisoners. Soldiers aboard a jeep moving along the area. Dead bodies of Vietcong soldiers and wrecked weapons on a street. Captured Chinese and Russian weapons are seen stacked up. Heavy columns of smoke rise during the combat. Civilians flee. U.S. Army soldiers moving military equipment. Aerial view of smoke rising from area in combat.
A film on the 1968 Tet Offensive on Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Damaged buildings and wrecked equipment in an area. Soldiers fire rifles. M113 APC. Smoke rises from firing and bombardment. Civilians are evacuated by the soldiers. A soldier talks over a phone. Soldiers fire rifles. They fire machine guns and other guns. 3rd Airborne Battle Group
A film on the 1968 Tet Offensive on Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Dead bodies of Vietcong troops and North Vietnamese troops in an area. A rubbled area. Several Vietcong wounded soldiers are carried by the soldiers. They are provided medical care by civilians and medical teams. The medical teams treat the wounded. The wounded are given medical care and food. A doctor bandages a man's injured leg. An ambulance moves along a street. Men carry wounded on litters. Damaged buildings along street sides. Vietcong prisoners are interviewed by military correspondents. Abandoned weapons on display.
A film on the 1968 Tet Offensive on Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Rubbled buildings and houses. A soldier stands holding a rifle. Civilians look at the rubble. They search through the debris for their personal belongings. Wrecked cars. Aerial view of the rubbled area. Homeless people look at the rubble. Soldiers try to relocate the homeless. Civilians in refugee centers. They receive food and medical attention. Civilians walk with their personal belonging.