Vietnam: A Television History

TV Mini Series
1983–
11h

IMDb RATING

8.7/10

342

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Documentary History War

An in-depth look at the Vietnam War.An in-depth look at the Vietnam War.An in-depth look at the Vietnam War.

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IMDb RATING

8.7/10

342

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 2 wins

Episodes13

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TopTop-rated 1 Season 1983

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Will Lyman

Narrator

Henry Kissinger

Self

William C. Westmoreland

Self

Dean Rusk

Self

Nguyen Giap Vo

Vietnamese general, victor of Dien Bien Phu

Tin Bui

Self

Van Dong Pham

Vietnamese Premier

Cao Ky Nguyen

Self

William Colby

CIA Director

Duc Nha Hoang

Self

Maxwell Taylor

Self

Earl J. Young

Self

Robinson Risner

Self

McGeorge Bundy

Self

Dai Bao

Emperor of Vietnam

Thi Dinh Nguyen

Self

Thi Xuan Que Pham

Self

Diem Bui

Self

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Alternate versions
The DVD edition of this series has two hours of material, including the entire final episode, edited out.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Bill Clinton Interview (2000)

Soundtracks
Satisfaction
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Performed by The Rolling Stones

A Good Series That Won't Satisfy War Buffs

Not a bad television series. However, this program is mainly a political history of the war and not really a military history. True Vietnam War buffs will be disappointed by it's very brief mentioning of the Ia Drang battle, Khesanh siege, etc. There were NO mention of the battles of 1966. Some of the legendary battles of the war such as Dak To and Dong Ha are brushed aside.