This documentary is a compelling journey in time. Using powerful, often new archives from sources East and West, the surprising itinerary of the Father of the Vietnamese nation will unfold before our eyes. On site testimonies of Vietnamese veterans will add a more personal perspective to the journey, and highly respected historians will bring their expert views to the equation. All these elements will interlace to shed a new light on the "Vietnamese War" and to form a comprehensive overview of the recent History of Vietnam. Analyzing the process of this long and painful revolution will enable us to better understand the challenges the country is currently facing, as it attempts to find its authentic place in today's global world.

Originally released by Film Ideas, 2012. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 15, 2019.

Overview of Vietnamese History (3:23); --Colonial Repression (2:34); -- Revolutionary Origins (3:46); -- Return to Vietnam (2:04); -- Founding an Independent Vietnam (4:00); -- Colonial Response to Independence (3:16); -- First Indochina War (3:45); -- Battle of Dien Bien Phu (4:43); -- First Indochina War Conclusion (1:54); -- Repression in South Vietnam (2:03); -- American War (4:29); -- Tet Offensive (2:13); -- Dreams of Reunification (2:23); -- Rebuilding Challenges (4:09); -- Doi Moi Policies (2:16); -- Credits: Vietnam: A Contagious Revolution (0:44); .