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