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The first Vietnam war, 1946-1954 / WGBH ; written and produced by Judith Vecchione. - 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. - polyester 1/2 in. - Vietnam, a television history ; [2] . - Vietnam, a television history ; [2]. .

Taped off-air from KERA-TV, Dallas, Texas. Off-air licensing rights through the Television Licensing Center. VHS SP mode.

Film editor, Eric W. Handley : narrator, Will Lyman ; music, Mickey Hart, Billy Kreutzmann. Film editor, Eric W. Handley : narrator, Will Lyman ; music, Mickey Hart, Billy Kreutzmann.

The Viet Minh, led by Ho, tried to oust the French from the rest of the peninsula. The United States viewed this as part of the Cold War. They escalated aid to the French, whose influence ended with their defeat at Dien Bien Phu and the 1954 Geneva conference which resulted in a ceasefire and the temporary division of the country.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1945-1975

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Indochinese War, 1946-1954.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Political science.
Political science.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--History--1945-1953.
Vietnam--History--1945-1975.
Indochina.
Vietnam.
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
History.