The series on conflicts between the US and the Soviet Union. Vietnam 1963-8. Vietnam had been divided since the ending of French colonial rule in 1954. With the North run by communists, the United States commits armed forces to the South, despite warnings about intervening in a nationalist struggle. In 1968, amid growing protests about American involvement, the Tet offensive is launched and peace talks begin. Series producer Martin Smith ; Executive producers Jeremy Isaacs and Pat Mitchell