The Vietnam War
Miniseries
2017 · 10 episodes

1. Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
2017-09-17 · 84m
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South.

2. Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)
2017-09-18 · 85m
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.

3. The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)
2017-09-19 · 116m
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ begins bombing the North and sends US troops to the South.

4. Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)
2017-09-20 · 117m
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, while the antiwar movement grows.

5. This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)
2017-09-21 · 86m
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.

6. Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)
2017-09-24 · 86m
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.

7. The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)
2017-09-25 · 109m
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.

8. The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)
2017-09-26 · 110m
Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.

9. A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)
2017-09-27 · 111m
South Vietnam fights on its own as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. The POWs return.

10. The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)
2017-09-28 · 109m
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.
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