The Lies That Led America To War In Vietnam
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America's involvement in the Vietnam War dramatically intensified in 1964 after the Tonkin Gulf incident, an incident in which the blame falls squarely on the Johnson administration. What would follow would be a series of misinformation and outright lies from the government to mislead the American public into supporting a war that would become increasingly harder to justify.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2023-03-08
Runtime: 50 mins
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Genres: Documentary
Original title: The Lies That Led America To War In Vietnam
Production Companies: Real History
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