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The Vietnam War

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Series telling the epic story of the Vietnam War.

Ten years in the making, this immersive series tells the epic story of the Vietnam War, bringing the war and the chaotic epoch it encompassed viscerally to life.

Series 1

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Ken Burns

Lynn Novick

Geoffrey C Ward

Sarah Botstein

The Vietnam War: Series 1: Episode 3: Hell Come to Earth (January 1964-December 1965)

Hell Come to Earth (January 1964-December 1965)

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Episode 3: Hell Come to Earth (January 1964-December 1965)

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With South Vietnam in chaos, Hanoi hardliners seize the initiative and send combat troops.

Series telling the story of the war. With South Vietnam in chaos, Hanoi hardliners seize the initiative and send combat troops.

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.

The Vietnam War: Series 1

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