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Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)
Title
Riding the Tiger (1961-1963) / PBS.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2017]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2018.
Copyright Notice Date
©2017
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (1 video file (1 hr., 23 min., 43 sec)) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally released by PBS, 2017.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 24, 2018.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Kennedy inspires idealistic Americans to serve their country and wrestles with how deeply to get involved in South Vietnam. As the autocratic Diem regime faces a communist insurgency and Buddhist protests, a political crisis unfolds.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
System details note
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
9 - 12, Academic/AP
Contents
U.S. Involvement in Vietnam (3:41); War and Peace (3:04); Limited War (6:56); Stop the Growth of Communism (3:18); Strategic Hamlets and Outreach (4:58); Fighting Insurgency (5:44); Quantifying Efforts in Vietnam (4:01); Seeking Independence and Freedom (2:27); Killing vs. Conversion (5:23); Civil Rights Movement (2:07); Oppressive System (3:39); Cuban Missile Crisis (2:25); Battle of Ap Bac (11:12); Civil Strife (4:45); Pagoda Raids and Saigon Demonstrations (6:03); Military Coup in Saigon (6:32); Future of Saigon's Government (3:44); Credits: Riding the Tiger (1961-1963) (3:08);
Videorecording number
145808 Infobase
[145806]s Infobase
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Infobase, film distributor.
PBS (Firm)
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