Seasons & episodes

S0 · E1PBS Previews: The Vietnam War 2017-09-02＋

A look at creation of the series.

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S1 · E1Déjà Vu (1858-1961) 2017-09-17 · 84 min＋

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

S1 · E2Riding the Tiger (1961-1963) 2017-09-18 · 85 min＋

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

S1 · E3The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965) 2017-09-19 · 116 min＋

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

S1 · E4Resolve (January 1966-June 1967) 2017-09-20 · 117 min＋

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

S1 · E5This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967) 2017-09-21 · 86 min＋

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

S1 · E6Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968) 2017-09-24 · 86 min＋

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

S1 · E7The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969) 2017-09-25 · 109 min＋

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

S1 · E8The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970) 2017-09-26 · 110 min＋

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

S1 · E9A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973) 2017-09-27 · 111 min＋

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

S1 · E10The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward) 2017-09-28 · 109 min＋

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