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The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War
★ 8.3/10•2017•TV-MA•Documentary•War & Politics
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There is no single truth in war.

An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 17, 2017

Episodes

Episode 1 - Déjà Vu (1858-1961)E184m

Déjà Vu (1858-1961)

After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South.

Sep 17, 2017

Episode 2 - Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)E285m

Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)

As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.

Sep 18, 2017

Episode 3 - The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)E3116m

The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)

With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ begins bombing the North and sends US troops to the South.

Sep 19, 2017

Episode 4 - Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)E4117m

Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)

US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, while the antiwar movement grows.

Sep 20, 2017

Episode 5 - This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)E586m

This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)

President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.

Sep 21, 2017

Episode 6 - Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)E686m

Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)

Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.

Sep 24, 2017

Episode 7 - The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)E7109m

The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)

After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.

Sep 25, 2017

Episode 8 - The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)E8110m

The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)

Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.

Sep 26, 2017

Episode 9 - A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)E9111m

A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)

South Vietnam fights on its own as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. The POWs return.

Sep 27, 2017

Episode 10 - The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)E10109m

The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)

Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.

Sep 28, 2017

Actors

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Self - Narrator (voice)

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