Vietnam: A Television History(1983)

series - first aired/released 1983-10-04 - audience 9.5

Documentary

Directed by Andrew Pearson, Austin Hoyt, Bruce Palling, Elizabeth Deane, Judith Vecchione, Martin Smith, Richard Ellison

A six-year project from conception to completion, "Vietnam: A Television History" carefully analyzes the costs and consequences of a controversial but intriguing war. From the first hour through the last, the series provides a detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues.