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Episodes (10)
Ep 1
Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
★7.8
2017-09-17•84m
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South.
Ep 2
Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)
★7.8
2017-09-18•85m
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.
Ep 3
The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)
★7.7
2017-09-19•116m
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ begins bombing the North and sends US troops to the South.
Ep 4
Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)
★7.6
2017-09-20•117m
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, while the antiwar movement grows.
Ep 5
This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)
★7.7
2017-09-21•86m
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
Ep 6
Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)
★7.8
2017-09-24•86m
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
Ep 7
The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)
★7.4
2017-09-25•109m
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.
Ep 8
The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)
★7.5
2017-09-26•110m
Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
Ep 9
A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)
★7.8
2017-09-27•111m
South Vietnam fights on its own as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. The POWs return.
Ep 10
The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)
★7.4
2017-09-28•109m
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.