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Vietnam: A Television History

1983 Documentary 1 season

TMDB rating 9.5/10 Ended

A six-year project from conception to completion, "Vietnam: A Television History" carefully analyzes the costs and consequences of a controversial but intriguing war. From the first hour through the last, the series provides a detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues.

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  • A six-year project from conception to completion, "Vietnam: A Television History" carefully analyzes the costs and consequences of a controversial but intriguing war. From the first hour through the last, the series provides a detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues.

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Cast and details

  • Will LymanNarrator
  • Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)
  • Hồ Chí MinhSelf (archive footage)
  • John F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
  • Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)
  • John Foster DullesSelf (archive footage)
  • Jacqueline KennedySelf (archive footage)
  • Robert McNamaraSelf (archive footage)
  • Maxwell TaylorSelf
  • Birch BayhSelf (archive footage)
  • Douglas MacArthurSelf (archive footage)
  • Harry S. TrumanSelf (archive footage)
Network
PBS
First aired
Oct 4, 1983
Latest episode
Dec 20, 1983

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