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The Vietnam War
The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)
Season 1
Episode 3
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, authorizing sustained bombing of the north and deploying ground troops in the south.
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1:28:17
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
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1:57:25
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.
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1:26:27
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with US involvement in Vietnam.
