The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)
Clip: Episode 3 | Binh Gia
After North Vietnamese forces shoot down a U.S. helicopter, South Vietnamese Marines are sent in to retrieve the bodies of four American military advisors. En route to the crash site, they are attacked.
Episode Clips
Clip: Episode 3 | The 9th Party Plenum
In Hanoi, two North Vietnamese factions disagree about how best to proceed in the war.
Clip: Episode 3 | Early Antiwar Movement
An antiwar movement begins to grow as Americans learn of the conflict in Vietnam.
Clip: Episode 3 | Ia Drang
Soldiers discuss the psychological shock of witnessing death on the battlefield.
Clip: Episode 3 | Vietnam's Beauty
A Marine discusses his surprise in discovering the beauty of the Vietnamese landscape.
Clip: Episode 3 | Reporters in Vietnam
A journalist discovers that it is not always possible to remain neutral reporting on war.
Clip: Episode 3 | What is Vietnam Worth to Me?
In a taped conversation, President Johnson expresses concern about the war in Vietnam.
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