The Vietnam War: Before, During, After (2005)

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.

Released Feb. 26, 2005 126 min Episode 42 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.vietnam-war, tmdb.archive-footage, tmdb.first-person-view, tmdb.american-soldiers, tmdb.army-camp, tmdb.american-army, tmdb.history-and-legacy + 3 more, tmdb.war-documentary, tmdb.war-story, tmdb.first-person