Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite(1985)
Documentary
First Air Date: 1985-07-06
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 0.0
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Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
For decades the war in Vietnam was the central drama on the stage of Southeast Asia. It was an intensely publicized war, the first television war that came roaring into the living rooms of America every night. Walter Cronkite tells the story of the long and divisive conflict as seen through the eyes of CBS News.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 12E01
The Seeds of Conflict
Air Date: 1985-07-06
From the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu to the Gulf of Tonkin incident, this program chronicles America's growing ent...
E02
America Takes Charge
Air Date: 1985-07-13
The arrival of the first American ground troops is followed by a massive buildup of US forces as the war becomes Amer...
E03
Courage under Fire
Air Date: 1985-07-20
This program features remarkable combat footage from the first American offensives through the incursion into Cambodi...
E04
The World of Charlie Company
Air Date: 1985-07-27
Join the men of Charlie Company on a mission in Cambodia in 1970. This is a memorable insight into the inner conflict...
E05
The Elusive Enemy
Air Date: 1985-08-03
Take an inside look at the weapons and tactics of the elusive and resourceful enemy in this program mostly filmed by ...
E06
The Tet Offensive
Air Date: 1985-08-10
By 1968, American commanders thought they could see the light at the end of the tunnel. Then came the enemies' searin...
E07
Dateline: Saigon
Air Date: 1985-08-17
A look at Saigon during the war years. Observed: the city's black market, its hospitals and its docks.
E08
Fire from the Sky
Air Date: 1985-08-24
This eye opening program is the story of the men and machines that dominated the air over Southeast Asia for ten year...
E09
America Pulls Back
Air Date: 1985-08-31
"America Pulls Back" during the Nixon years, as the U.S. places more military responsibility on the South Vietnamese....
E10
The End of the Road
Air Date: 1985-09-07
The cease-fire of 1973 is signed, but the fighting goes on for two years until the fall of Saigon. Meanwhile, POWs ar...
E11
Legacies
Air Date: 1985-09-14
Examining the legacies of the Vietnam War, and the slow healing of the many wounds caused by America's involvement in...
E12
Combat Veteran Interviews
Air Date: 1985-09-21
Interviews with Leroy Cook (US Navy), Lynn Aikman (US Air Force) and Frank Cambria (US Army).
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