The Vietnam War
The River Styx (January 1964 - December 1965)
Season 1 Episode 3 of 10
The events of 1964 and 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, authorising sustained bombing of the North and deploying ground troops in the South
The Vietnam War airs on PBS America at 6:10 PM, Wednesday 3 July. (Subtitles.)
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Ken Burns
Director
Lynn Novick
Director
Sarah Botstein
Producer