Vietnam: A Television History Cambodia and Laos (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | Documentary, History, War

Vietnam: A Television History

Cambodia and Laos (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV Episode | Documentary, History, War

The Pathet Lao in Laos were supported by the North Vietnamese who transported supplies south through Laos. The Kennedy Administration wanted to ensure a neutral Laos and to ensure that organized the Hmong hill tribes. In 1961, Laos was the...See moreThe Pathet Lao in Laos were supported by the North Vietnamese who transported supplies south through Laos. The Kennedy Administration wanted to ensure a neutral Laos and to ensure that organized the Hmong hill tribes. In 1961, Laos was the major crisis center in Southeast Asia. In March 1964, the US organized a secret bombing campaign in Laos using unmarked planes and targeting the Ho Chi Minh trail. In 1964, Cambodia was still at peace and Prince Norodom Sihanouk attempted to maintain his State's neutrality. The country prospered with an abundance of rice and fish and nearly 90% of peasants owned heir own land. In 1963 Sihanouk, afraid that the situation in Vietnam might spill over into his country, organized anti-American propaganda and by 1966, Cambodia had maintained its neutrality and had broken off relations with the United States. American aircraft often pursued the enemy across the border into Cambodia and in 1970 President Nixon launched major bombing attacks on Cambodian territory. In January 1970, Sihanouk left on a trip and in March 1970 army officers ousted him with Lon Nol leading a new government. Sihanouk, now in exile in China, declared his support for the Kmer Rouge. Nixon ordered troops to attack North Vietnamese enclave along the Vietnamese/Cambodian border. The US pulled out after 60 days as promised with 350 dead Americans. Cambodia was plunged into full-scale war as the Khmer Rouge moved into the interior. On April 12, 1975 Americans were evacuated and less than a week later, Phenom Penh fell. Written by garykmcd See less

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
Sisouk Na Champassak Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
William Colby CIA Director CIA Director See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Charles de Gaulle Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Une mauvaise rencontre (1981)
Chhit Do Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Jacqueline Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Tour of the White House (1962)
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Douglas Kinnard Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Henry Kissinger Self Self See fewer	Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Jonathan Ladd Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Vint Lawrence Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Will Lyman Narrator Narrator See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Zedong Mao Self (archive footage) (as Mao Zedong) Self (archive footage) (as Mao Zedong) See fewer	The New China (1951)
Thomas Moorer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Joseph Murphy Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Long Nol Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
François Ponchaud Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	En portada (1984)
Pol Pot Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Les Khmers Rouges: Pouvoir et Terreur (2001)
Lloyd Rives Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Robert Seamans Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Moon Machines (2008)
Norodom Sihanouk Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Enchanted Forest (1966)
Chhang Song Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Stuart Symington Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1944)
Peng Thuong Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Earl J. Young Self (as Earl Young) Self (as Earl Young) See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)