America's Mandarin (1954-1963) Vietnam: A Television History : Season 1 Episode 3
PBS 11h 00m
Aired: October 11th, 1983 @ 7:00 PM EST on PBS
With a goal of stopping the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, America replaced France in South Vietnam -- supporting autocratic President Ngo Dinh Diem until his own generals turned against him in a coup that brought political chaos to Saigon.
