The Vietnam War

Miniseries

10 episodes

  1. 1. Déjà Vu (1858-1961)

    1h 24m · Sep 17, 2017

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

  2. 2. Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)

    1h 25m · Sep 18, 2017

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

  3. 3. The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)

    1h 56m · Sep 19, 2017

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

  4. 4. Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)

    1h 57m · Sep 20, 2017

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

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

    1h 26m · Sep 21, 2017

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

  6. 6. Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)

    1h 26m · Sep 24, 2017

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

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

    1h 49m · Sep 25, 2017

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

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

    1h 50m · Sep 26, 2017

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

  9. 9. A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)

    1h 51m · Sep 27, 2017

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

  10. 10. The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)

    1h 49m · Sep 28, 2017

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