Discover
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.
Original Release
09/19/2017
US Release
09/19/2017
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Coyote | Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
| Jean-Marie Crocker | Self - Saratoga Springs, NY |
| Carol Crocker | Self - Saratoga Springs, NY |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Self - President of the United States |
| McGeorge Bundy | Self - National Security Advisor |
| Le Quang Cong | Self - Viet Cong |
| Robert Rheault | Self - Special Forces |
| Khanh Nguyen | Self - S. Vietnamese General |
| Sam Wilson | Self - Army |
| Bui Diem | Self - S. Vietnamese Diplomat |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Coyote | Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
| Jean-Marie Crocker | Self - Saratoga Springs, NY |
| Carol Crocker | Self - Saratoga Springs, NY |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Self - President of the United States |
| McGeorge Bundy | Self - National Security Advisor |
| Le Quang Cong | Self - Viet Cong |
| Robert Rheault | Self - Special Forces |
| Khanh Nguyen | Self - S. Vietnamese General |
| Sam Wilson | Self - Army |
| Bui Diem | Self - S. Vietnamese Diplomat |
| Dong Si Nguyen | Self - N. Vietnamese Army |
| Huy Duc | Self - North Vietnam |
| Nguyen Ngoc | Self - N. Vietnamese Army |
| Robert McNamara | Self - United States Secretary of Defense |
| William Ehrhart | Self - Perkasie, PA |
| James Willbanks | Self - Army Advisor |
| Maxwell Taylor | Self - U.S. Ambassador in S. Vietnam |
| Philip Brady | Self - Marine Advisor |
| Tran Ngoc Toan | Self - S. Vietnamese Marines |
| Nguyen Van Tong | Self - Viet Cong |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ken Burns | Producer |
| Lynn Novick | Producer |
| Sarah Botstein | Producer |
| Mariah Doran | Producer |
| Salimah El-Amin | Producer |
| Lucas Frank | Producer |
| Dang Hoa Ho | Producer |
| Peter Miller | Producer |
| Megan Ruffe | Producer |
| David P. Schmidt | Producer |
| Stephen Sowers | Producer |
| Mike Welt | Producer |
