Vietnam: The War That Made Australia

March. 04,2016

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Documentary

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Trailer Synopsis

This is the story of the Australian Army Training Team (Vietnam) who, from 1962 to 1972, fought shoulder-to-shoulder with the Vietnamese army and became the most decorated unit in Australian military history.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2016

3 Episode

Episode 1 - The War Before the War

March. 04,2016

In the early 1960s, Communism is sweeping through Asia, and Australia responds by sending an elite unit called the Australian Army Training Team to Vietnam to train the South Vietnamese Army. Soon, they’re fighting and dying on the front line and working under the direct command of the shadowy CIA. This is the war before the war, the untold story of Australia’s first contingent of soldiers who would ultimately become the most highly decorated of their time.

Episode 2 - Body Count

March. 11,2016

From 1965 onwards, the war in Vietnam becomes more vicious and indiscriminate as casualties on both sides pile up. But the war is about to take a decisive turn with the advent of the Tet Offensive, and members of the Team find themselves at the heart of its carnage.

Episode 3 - Exit Wounds

March. 18,2016

1969. Australia and the US are pulling out of the Vietnam War and the Australian Army Training Team must leave behind the Vietnamese with whom they’ve fought for almost ten years. But the Team’s bond with the Vietnamese remains unbroken as they help refugees to settle in Australia and play their part in transforming Australia into a modern, multicultural society.