The BEST episodes of Battlefield season 3

Every episode of Battlefield season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Battlefield season 3!

The landmark television series 'Battlefield' is a documentary series initially relased in 1994 that explores some of the most important battles fought during the Second World War and the Vietnam War. Featuring fascinating archive footage, the programme includes a review of the political and military situation before the battle, portraits of leaders and commanders, an explanation of weapons and tactics and the story of the battle itself. Vivid graphics place the battles into the context of the war as a whole. Seasons 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 are all WW2 battles and Season 3 focuses on the Vietnam war in a special 12-part season.

Last Updated: 5/5/2024Network: PBSStatus: Ended

8.67

3 votes

#1 - Siege at the Khe Sahn

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/1/1999

Covers in great detail the largest battle of the war around the US Marine base at Khe Sanh, including the surrounding hill battles and the many B-52 strikes.

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8.00

3 votes

#2 - War on the DMZ

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/1/1999

Covers the battles and US Operations that raged around the DMZ in the years before 1968.

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8.00

2 votes

#3 - Air War Vietnam

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/1/1999

Covers the early years of the Air War with American and South Vietnamese pilots flying tandem to the beginning of the Rolling Thunder campaign.

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8.00

1 votes

#4 - Rolling Thunder

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/1/1999

Covers the air attacks on North Vietnam by US forces during Operation Rolling Thunder in 1965-68.

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8.00

1 votes

#5 - Peace With Honour

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/1/1999

Covers the struggle US forces have in turning the ground war over to the South Vietnamese and their effort to destroy NVA bases in Laos and Cambodia in 1970. This episode ends with the NVA's buildup before the Easter Offensive of 1972.

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8.00

1 votes

#6 - The Fall of Saigon

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/1/1999

Covers the Easter Offensive of 1972 and the unrestricted Christmas Bombings which leads to the Paris Peace Accords of 1973 and the end of the War for the US. This episode finishes with the battles that occurred in the two years after the US left and the resulting defeat of South Vietnam with the fall of Saigon.

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7.75

4 votes

#7 - Search and Destroy

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/1/1999

Covers the US Army's first battle against the NVA at the Ia Drang Valley in 1965 and the strategy and tactics of the US and North Vietnamese in their efforts to win the war.

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7.33

3 votes

#8 - Countdown to Tet

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/1/1999

Covers the events in 1967 which lead the Vietcong to plan an all out attack on South Vietnam during the Tet New Year of 1968.

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7.25

4 votes

#9 - The Showdown in the Iron Triangle

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/1/1999

Covers the US Operations which try to seek and destroy the Vietcong and induce them into set piece battles in various areas between Saigon and Cambodia in 1966-67.

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7.18

33 votes

#10 - Dien Bien Phu - The Legacy

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/1999

Covers the battle at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and the resulting expulsion of the French and the division of the country into a North and South Vietnam.

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7.00

4 votes

#11 - The Tet Offensive

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/1/1999

Covers the Tet Offensive of 1968 in great detail, especially the street battles in Saigon and Hue and the resulting near annihilation of the Vietcong.

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6.21

33 votes

#12 - The Undeclared War

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/1999

Covers the US's growing invovlement from military advisors to combat troops after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. Also covered is Operation Starlight which was the US Marines first battle against the Vietcong in 1965.

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