The Vietnam War (2017)

01x03 The River Styx (January 1964–December 1965)

With South Vietnam in chaos, hardliners in Hanoi seize the initiative and send combat troops to the South, accelerating the insurgency. Fearing Saigon's collapse, President Johnson escalates America's military commitment, authorizing sustained bombing of the North and deploying ground troops in the South.

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Peter Coyote Peter Coyote As: Narrator (voice)
John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy As: Himself (archive footage)
Richard Nixon Richard Nixon As: Himself (archive footage)
Robert McNamara Robert McNamara As: Himself (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson As: Himself (archive footage)
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With South Vietnam in chaos, hardliners in Hanoi seize the initiative and send combat troops to the South, accelerating the insurgency. Fearing Saigon's collapse, President Johnson escalates America's military commitment, authorizing sustained bombing of the North and deploying ground troops in the South.


Certification: TV-MA

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Aired: 20 September, 2017 at 4:00 am

Language: German, English, Vietnamese

Country: United Kingdom, United States

Runtime: 100m

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Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Himself (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Himself (archive footage)

Robert McNamara

Robert McNamara

Himself (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Himself (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Himself (archive footage)

Hồ Chí Minh

Hồ Chí Minh

Himself (archive footage)

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