60 min

S1 · E1 · Oct 4, 1983

Roots of a War: 1945-53 Episode 1

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.

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60 min

S1 · E2 · Oct 5, 1983

The First Vietnam War Episode 2

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

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60 min

S1 · E3 · Oct 11, 1983

America's Mandarin: 1954-63 Episode 3

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.

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60 min

S1 · E4 · Oct 18, 1983

LBJ Goes to War: 1964-65 Episode 4

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.

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60 min

S1 · E5 · Oct 25, 1983

America Takes Charge: 1965-67 Episode 5

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.

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60 min

S1 · E6 · Nov 1, 1983

America's Enemy: 1954-67 Episode 6

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.

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60 min

S1 · E7 · Nov 8, 1983

Tet: 1968 Episode 7

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.

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60 min

S1 · E8 · Nov 15, 1983

Vietnamizing the War: 1969-73 Episode 8

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.

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60 min

S1 · E9 · Nov 22, 1983

Cambodia and Laos Episode 9

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.

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60 min

S1 · E10 · Nov 29, 1983

Peace is at Hand: 1968-73 Episode 10

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.

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60 min

S1 · E11 · Dec 6, 1983

Homefront USA Episode 11

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.

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60 min

S1 · E12 · Dec 13, 1983

The End of the Tunnel: 1973-75 Episode 12

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.

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60 min

S1 · E13 · Dec 20, 1983

Legacies Episode 13

The legacy of the Vietnam War is examined.

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Vietnam: A Television History

Season 1

Roots of a War: 1945-53 Episode 1

The First Vietnam War Episode 2

America's Mandarin: 1954-63 Episode 3

LBJ Goes to War: 1964-65 Episode 4

America Takes Charge: 1965-67 Episode 5

America's Enemy: 1954-67 Episode 6

Tet: 1968 Episode 7

Vietnamizing the War: 1969-73 Episode 8

Cambodia and Laos Episode 9

Peace is at Hand: 1968-73 Episode 10

Homefront USA Episode 11

The End of the Tunnel: 1973-75 Episode 12

Legacies Episode 13

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Vietnam: A Television History

Season 1

Roots of a War: 1945-53 Episode 1

The First Vietnam War Episode 2

America's Mandarin: 1954-63 Episode 3

LBJ Goes to War: 1964-65 Episode 4

America Takes Charge: 1965-67 Episode 5

America's Enemy: 1954-67 Episode 6

Tet: 1968 Episode 7

Vietnamizing the War: 1969-73 Episode 8

Cambodia and Laos Episode 9

Peace is at Hand: 1968-73 Episode 10

Homefront USA Episode 11

The End of the Tunnel: 1973-75 Episode 12

Legacies Episode 13

Cast

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