Vietnam: A Television History

1. Roots of a War

The end of World War II opened the way for the return of French rule to Indoc...

2. The First Vietnam War, 1946-1954

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

3. America's Mandarin: 1954-1963

With a goal of stopping the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, America re...

4. LBJ Goes to War: 1964-1965

With Ho Chi Minh determined to reunite Vietnam, President Lyndon Baines Johns...

5. America Takes Charge: 1965-1967

In two years, the Johnson administration's troop build-up dispatched 1.5 mill...

6. America's Enemy: 1954-1967

The Vietnam War as seen from different perspectives by Vietcong guerrillas an...

7. Tet 1968

The massive enemy offensive at the lunar New Year decimated the Vietcong and ...

8. Vietnamizing the War: 1969-1973

President Richard Nixon's program of troop pull-outs, stepped-up bombing and ...

9. Cambodia and Laos

Despite technical neutrality, both of Vietnam's smaller neighbors were drawn ...

10. 'Peace is at Hand': 1968-1973

While American and Vietnamese soldiers continued to clash in battle, diplomat...

11. Homefront USA

Through troubled years of controversy and violence, U.S .casualties mounted, ...

12. The End of the Tunnel: 1973-1975

South Vietnamese leaders believed that America would never let them go down t...

13. Legacies

The legacy of the Vietnam War is examined.