Beyond the Wild Blue: A History of the USAF
Vietnam: the Endless Abyss
TV-PG
S1 • E3 Jan 15, 1997The Korean Conflict took the USAF in a different direction, but provided no roadmap for winning the new war in Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, the Air Force faces a "politicized command structure" and micro-management of its operations from the White House. Ill-defined war goals and micro-management from Washington offered little hope of success in Southeast Asia.