The Vietnam War
Miniseries
201710 episodes
Episode 1
Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
Sep 17, 20171h 24m
TMDB rating 7.8TMDB
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South.
Episode 2
Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)
Sep 18, 20171h 25m
TMDB rating 7.8TMDB
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.
Episode 3
The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)
Sep 19, 20171h 56m
TMDB rating 7.7TMDB
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ begins bombing the North and sends US troops to the South.
Episode 4
Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)
Sep 20, 20171h 57m
TMDB rating 7.6TMDB
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, while the antiwar movement grows.
Episode 5
This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)
Sep 21, 20171h 26m
TMDB rating 7.7TMDB
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
Episode 6
Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)
Sep 24, 20171h 26m
TMDB rating 7.8TMDB
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
Episode 7
The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)
Sep 25, 20171h 49m
TMDB rating 7.4TMDB
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.
Episode 8
The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)
Sep 26, 20171h 50m
TMDB rating 7.5TMDB
Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
Episode 9
A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)
Sep 27, 20171h 51m
TMDB rating 7.7TMDB
South Vietnam fights on its own as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. The POWs return.
Episode 10
The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)
Sep 28, 20171h 49m
TMDB rating 7.4TMDB
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.