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Vietnam: A Television History

Vietnam: A Television History

1983 1 Seasons 13 Episodes ⭐ 9.5 Documentary

A six-year project from conception to completion, "Vietnam: A Television History" carefully analyzes the costs and consequences of a controversial but intriguing war. From the first hour through the last, the series provides a detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues.

A six-year project from conception to completion, "Vietnam: A Television History" carefully analyzes the costs and consequences of a controversial but intriguing war. From the first hour through the last, the series provides a detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Roots of a War: 1945-53

The end of World War II opened the way for the return of French rule to Indochina. Despite the ties he had forged within

EP 2

The First Vietnam War

The eight-year battle between the French and Vietminh is examined.

EP 3

America's Mandarin: 1954-63

With a goal of stopping the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, America replaced France in South Vietnam -- supportin

EP 4

LBJ Goes to War: 1964-65

With Ho Chi Minh determined to reunite Vietnam, President Lyndon Baines Johnson determined to prevent it, and South Viet

EP 5

America Takes Charge: 1965-67

In two years, the Johnson administration's troop build-up dispatched 1.5 million Americans to Vietnam to fight a war the

EP 6

America's Enemy: 1954-67

The Vietnam War as seen from different perspectives by Vietcong guerrillas and sympathizers, by North Vietnamese leaders

EP 7

Tet: 1968

The massive enemy offensive at the lunar New Year decimated the Vietcong and failed to topple the Saigon government -- b

EP 8

Vietnamizing the War: 1969-73

President Richard Nixon's program of troop pull-outs, stepped-up bombing and huge arms shipments to Saigon changed the w

EP 9

Cambodia and Laos

Despite technical neutrality, both of Vietnam's smaller neighbors were drawn into the war, suffered massive bombings, an

EP 10

Peace is at Hand: 1968-73

While American and Vietnamese soldiers continued to clash in battle, diplomats in Paris argued about making peace. After

EP 11

Homefront USA

Through troubled years of controversy and violence, U.S .casualties mounted, victory remained elusive, and American opin

EP 12

The End of the Tunnel: 1973-75

South Vietnamese leaders believed that America would never let them go down to defeat -- a belief that died as North Vie

EP 13

Legacies

The legacy of the Vietnam War is examined.

Popular Cast

Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Narrator