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The Vietnam War: Before, During, After
2005 • 1 Season • 3 Episodes • ★ 9.0 (3 votes) Ended
This new series tells the compelling story of the Vietnam War, from the country’s dynastic history, the impact of Christian missionaries & French colonialism, Japan’s invasion during WWII and the rise of Ho Chi Minh. How the USA’s fear of communism started a relentless sequence of events that caused American troops to go in under President Kennedy in 1961, escalating under Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 when the nation found itself entwined in a war fought nightly on TV engendering a huge anti-war movement. By 1973 Nixon had resigned and America was forced to withdraw from Saigon on April 30th 1975.
Rating
9.0
Episodes
3
Keywords
vietnam wararchive footagefirst person viewamerican soldiersarmy campamerican armyhistory and legacywar documentarywar storyfirst person
