
All Episodes of Vietnam: A Television History
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All Episodes of Vietnam: A Television History
Browse all episodes of Vietnam: A Television History
Season 1
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Roots of a War: 1945-53
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/1983
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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America's Mandarin: 1954-63
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/1983
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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LBJ Goes to War: 1964-65
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1983
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
- 8.7/1015 votes
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Peace is at Hand: 1968-73
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/1983
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
Writer: Unknown
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The End of the Tunnel: 1973-75
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/1983
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
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