Vietnam: A Television History S01E10 · Peace is at Hand: 1968-73

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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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1. 1 1. Roots of a War: 1945-531983-10-04 · 1h 0mThe 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 resp
2. 2 2. The First Vietnam War1983-10-05 · 1h 0mThe eight-year battle between the French and Vietminh is examined.
3. 3 3. America's Mandarin: 1954-631983-10-11 · 1h 0mWith 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
4. 4 4. LBJ Goes to War: 1964-651983-10-18 · 1h 0mWith 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
5. 5 5. America Takes Charge: 1965-671983-10-25 · 1h 0mIn 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 unforgettabl
6. 6 6. America's Enemy: 1954-671983-11-01 · 1h 0mThe 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.
7. 7 7. Tet: 19681983-11-08 · 1h 0mThe 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 fro
8. 8 8. Vietnamizing the War: 1969-731983-11-15 · 1h 0mPresident 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
9. 9 9. Cambodia and Laos1983-11-22 · 1h 0mDespite 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
10. 10 10. Peace is at Hand: 1968-731983-11-29 · 1h 0mWhile 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
11. 11 11. Homefront USA1983-12-06 · 1h 0mThrough troubled years of controversy and violence, U.S .casualties mounted, victory remained elusive, and American opinion moved from general approval to general dissatisfaction w
12. 12 12. The End of the Tunnel: 1973-751983-12-13 · 1h 0mSouth 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
13. 13 13. Legacies1983-12-20 · 1h 0mThe legacy of the Vietnam War is examined.