Becoming Vietnam: The Birth of a Nation
War 1963 - 1968
S1 • E3 Apr 29, 2025 53m
7.68.0
In 1963, South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem was overthrown and assassinated in a military coup. US President Lyndon B. Johnson sent American combat troops to Vietnam. The conflict escalated into a violent catastrophe, images of which were broadcast daily on television around the world and shaped the collective memory of the war.
