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Vietnam: The Birth of a Nation

8.0 / 10 · 3 votes

2025

1 season

4 episodes

DocumentaryWar & Politics

The history of modern Vietnam, from French colonial rule to the present day.

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Cast

Kieu Chinh

Lien-Hang Nguyen

Xuan Phuong

Keith Taylor

Le Ly Hayslip

Kiên Thành Lê

De Phung

The history of modern Vietnam, from French colonial rule to the present day.

1.Independence: 1920 - 1954
8.0
29-04-202553 min
Under French colonial rule, Vietnam is not an independent state, but part of Indochina, a prosperous colony located in a distant paradise. In 1945, amid the chaos of World War II,...
2.Division: 1954 - 1962
8.0
29-04-202552 min
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu, in 1954, marks the end of French colonial rule in Vietnam, but the country pays a heavy price: the peace negotiations let to the country’s division. Th...
3.War: 1963 - 1968
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29-04-202553 min
When, in 1963, South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is overthrown and assassinated during a military coup, U. S. President Lyndon B. Johnson sends troops to Vietnam.
4.Reunification: 1968 - Today
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29-04-202553 min
In 1973, U. S. troops withdraw from South Vietnam. Saigon falls in 1975, marking the victory of North Vietnam and communism.

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