The series' objective approach permits viewers to form their own conclusions about the war.ġ01-Roots of a War-Despite cordial relations between American intelligence officers and Communist leader Ho Chi Minh in the turbulent closing months of World War II, French and British hostility to the Vietnamese revolution laid the groundwork for a new war.ġ02-The First Vietnam War (1946-1954)-The French generals expected to defeat Ho's rag-tag Vietminh guerrillas easily, but after eight years of fighting and $2.5 billion in U.S. evacuation from Saigon and the years beyond. This 13 part series covers the history of Vietnam from France's colonial control, through the 1945 revolution, to the 1975 U.S.
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