Vietnam: A Television History Roots of a War: 1945-1953 (Season 1, Episode 1)
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Vietnam: A Television History

Roots of a War: 1945-1953 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary, History, War

This first episode in the series deals with the history of Vietnam up to 1954. By 1885 the French were in control of Indochina and over 20 years or so pacified the population. Central to the 20th century history of Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh. ...See moreThis first episode in the series deals with the history of Vietnam up to 1954. By 1885 the French were in control of Indochina and over 20 years or so pacified the population. Central to the 20th century history of Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh. Ho moved to Paris in 1917 and joined the Communist Party in 1920. He began formal training in 1923. Japan landed forces in Vietnam after France capitulated to the Germans in June 1940 and he founded the Viet Minh in 1941 which was both anti-French and anti-Japanese. The US actually trained the Viet Minh for the war against the Japanese but with their sudden defeat in 1945, Ho declared independence. The French returned in March 1946 for a limited period but the country is soon divided into North and South. The war begins leading to a Vietnamese victory at the epic 55 day battle at Dien Bien Phu in early 1854. The subsequent Geneva Accords of July 1954 called for a reunification elections in two years. Written by garykmcd See less

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Dai Bao Emperor of Vietnam Emperor of Vietnam See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Tin Bui Self Self See fewer	7th Heaven (1996)
Xuan Nghia Cao Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Christian de Castries Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
John Foster Dulles Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Hot Seat (1952)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Jean-Julien Fonde Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Quoc Viet Hoang Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson) Self (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson) See fewer	Spartamerika
U. Alexis Johnson Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Will Lyman Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Douglas MacArthur II Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Douglas MacArthur Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Assignment in Korea (1951)
Philip Malins Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Henri Martin Self Self See fewer	Shadow of Evil (1964)
Pierre Mendès France Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
Ho Chí Minh Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	79 primaveras (1969)
Abbot Low Moffat Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Thi Dinh Nguyen Self Self See fewer	Vietnam on the Way to Victory (1955)
Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Archimedes Patti Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Van Dong Pham Vietnamese Premier Vietnamese Premier See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Jean Pouget Self Self See fewer	Le pont de singe (1976)
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Dean Rusk Self Self See fewer	Santo Domingo: War Among Friends (1965)
Harry S. Truman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The History of Sportfishing
Van Khanh Duong Self Self See fewer	Hearts and Minds (1974)
Nguyen Giap Vo Vietnamese general, victor of Dien Bien Phu Vietnamese general, victor of Dien Bien Phu See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)