The Sixties S1E4 — The War in Vietnam (1961 – 1968)

7.6

The Sixties•Season 1•Episode 4

The War in Vietnam (1961 – 1968)

7.6/10 · 165 votesJun 19, 201460 min

Ranked #9 of 10 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

Discussion

From just several hundred advisors at the start of the decade, to more than 550,000 American troops by the end of it, the escalation of the war in Vietnam – and the fighting and the dying – brought social and political polarization back home. It

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Seasons1

All 1

Season 1 Episodes10

E1 7.9

Television Comes of Age (1960 - 1969)

E2 7.6

The World on the Brink (1960 – 1963)

E3 7.8

The Assassination of Kennedy (1963 - 1969)

E4 7.6Now viewing

The War in Vietnam (1961 – 1968)

E5 8.0

A Long March to Freedom (1960 – 1968)

E6 8.0

The British Invasion (1964 - 1967)

E7 7.8

The Space Race (1960 – 1969)

E8 7.9

1968 (1968)

E9 7.5

The Times, They Are A-Changin’ (1960 – 1969)

E10 7.8

Sex, Drugs, and Rock N’ Roll (1960 – 1969)

Cast5

Tom Hanks

Self

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

David Brinkley

Self (archive footage)

Dan Rather

Self (archive footage)

Shirley Chisholm

Self (archive footage)

Crew1

Armando Salas

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Episode Summary

"The War in Vietnam (1961 – 1968)" is episode 4 of The Sixties season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 165 votes, ranking #9 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on June 19, 2014.

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