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The Vietnam War

Riding the Tiger (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Season 1 Episode 12

President Kennedy inspires idealistic young Americans to serve their country and wrestles with how deeply to get involved in South Vietnam. As the increasingly autocratic Diem regime faces a growing communist insurgency and widespread Buddhist protests, a grave political crisis unfolds.