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The Best Episodes of Vietnam: A Television History

Every episode of Vietnam: A Television History ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Vietnam: A Television History!

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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

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    Vietnam: A Television History Season 1 Episode 9 - Cambodia and Laos
    8.8/10(19 votes)

    #1 - Cambodia and Laos

    S1:E9

    Despite technical neutrality, both of Vietnam's smaller neighbors were drawn into the war, suffered massive bombings, and, in the case of Cambodia, endured a post-war holocaust of nightmarish proportions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Vietnam: A Television History Season 1 Episode 7 - Tet: 1968
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #2 - Tet: 1968

    S1:E7

    The massive enemy offensive at the lunar New Year decimated the Vietcong and failed to topple the Saigon government -- but led to the beginning of America's military withdrawal from Vietnam.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Vietnam: A Television History Season 1 Episode 8 - Vietnamizing the War: 1969-73
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #3 - Vietnamizing the War: 1969-73

    S1:E8

    President Richard Nixon's program of troop pull-outs, stepped-up bombing and huge arms shipments to Saigon changed the war and left GIs wondering which of them would be the last to die in Vietnam.

    Director:Unknown

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  4. Vietnam: A Television History Season 1 Episode 1 - Roots of a War: 1945-53
    8.4/10(21 votes)

    #4 - Roots of a War: 1945-53

    S1:E1

    The end of World War II opened the way for the return of French rule to Indochina. Despite the ties he had forged within the American intelligence community, and his professed respect for democratic ideals, Ho Chi Minh was unable to convince Washington to recognize the legitimacy of his independence movement against the French. French generals and their American advisors expected Ho's rag-tag Viet Minh guerrillas to be defeated easily. But after eight years of fighting and $2.5 billion in U.S. aid, the French lost a crucial battle at Dienbienphu -- and with it, their Asian empire.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Vietnam: A Television History Season 1 Episode 4 - LBJ Goes to War: 1964-65
    8.4/10(18 votes)

    #5 - LBJ Goes to War: 1964-65

    S1:E4

    With Ho Chi Minh determined to reunite Vietnam, President Lyndon Baines Johnson determined to prevent it, and South Vietnam on the verge of collapse, the stage was set for massive escalation of the undeclared Vietnam War.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Vietnam: A Television History Season 1 Episode 5 - America Takes Charge: 1965-67
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    #6 - America Takes Charge: 1965-67

    S1:E5

    In two years, the Johnson administration's troop build-up dispatched 1.5 million Americans to Vietnam to fight a war they found baffling, tedious, exciting, deadly and unforgettable.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Vietnam: A Television History Season 1 Episode 6 - America's Enemy: 1954-67
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    #7 - America's Enemy: 1954-67

    S1:E6

    The Vietnam War as seen from different perspectives by Vietcong guerrillas and sympathizers, by North Vietnamese leaders and rank and file, and by Americans held prisoner in Hanoi.

    Director:Unknown

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  9. Vietnam: A Television History Season 1 Episode 10 - Peace is at Hand: 1968-73
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    #8 - Peace is at Hand: 1968-73

    S1:E10

    While American and Vietnamese soldiers continued to clash in battle, diplomats in Paris argued about making peace. After more than four years, they reached an accord that proved to be a preface to further bloodshed.

    Director:Unknown

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  10. Vietnam: A Television History Season 1 Episode 11 - Homefront USA
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #9 - Homefront USA

    S1:E11

    Through troubled years of controversy and violence, U.S .casualties mounted, victory remained elusive, and American opinion moved from general approval to general dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Vietnam: A Television History Season 1 Episode 12 - The End of the Tunnel: 1973-75
    8.4/10(19 votes)

    #10 - The End of the Tunnel: 1973-75

    S1:E12

    South Vietnamese leaders believed that America would never let them go down to defeat -- a belief that died as North Vietnamese tanks smashed into Saigon on April 30, 1975, and the long war ended with South Vietnam's surrender.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Vietnam: A Television History Season 1 Episode 3 - America's Mandarin: 1954-63
    8.3/10(20 votes)

    #11 - America's Mandarin: 1954-63

    S1:E3

    With a goal of stopping the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, America replaced France in South Vietnam -- supporting autocratic President Ngo Dinh Diem until his own generals turned against him in a coup that brought political chaos to Saigon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Vietnam: A Television History Season 1 Episode 13 - Legacies
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    #12 - Legacies

    S1:E13

    The legacy of the Vietnam War is examined.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Vietnam: A Television History Season 1 Episode 2 - The First Vietnam War
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #13 - The First Vietnam War

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Cambodia and Laos" is the best rated episode of "Vietnam: A Television History". It scored 8.8/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/22/1983. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Tet: 1968".