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Vietnam: A Television History

Season 1 Episode 4: LBJ Goes to War: 1964-1965

As Ho Chi Minh pursues a unified Vietnam, Lyndon Baines Johnson takes a stance to prevent it, and South Vietnam teeters on the brink of collapse, the scene is set for a significant intensification of the undeclared Vietnam War.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Roots of a War

1. Roots of a War

Aired: Oct 4, 1983

The end of World War II marked the return of French rule to Indochina, but af...

Episode 7 Tet 1968

7. Tet 1968

Aired: Nov 8, 1983

The lunar New Year witnessed a devastating enemy offensive that severely weak...

Episode 9 Cambodia and Laos

9. Cambodia and Laos

Aired: Nov 22, 1983

Next episode, Vietnam's smaller neighbors are pulled into the war, facing dev...

Episode 11 Homefront USA

11. Homefront USA

Aired: Dec 6, 1983

Despite turmoil and bloodshed, the US suffered heavy losses, failed to achiev...

Episode 13 Legacies

13. Legacies

Aired: Dec 20, 1983

Exploring the profound and lasting impact of the Vietnam War on American hist...

Info about Vietnam: A Television History

Network: PBS

Genres:War, Documentary, History