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The Vietnam War

  • TV-MA
  • 2017
  • 1 season
  • Documentary, War & Politics
  • 8.2

There is no single truth in war.

An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.

Episodes

10 episodes
  1. 1Déjà Vu (1858-1961)

    84 minSep 17, 20177.8

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

  2. 2Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)

    85 minSep 18, 20177.8

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

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

    116 minSep 19, 20177.7

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

  4. 4Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)

    117 minSep 20, 20177.6

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

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

    86 minSep 21, 20177.7

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

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

    86 minSep 24, 20177.8

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

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

    109 minSep 25, 20177.4

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

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

    110 minSep 26, 20177.5

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

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

    111 minSep 27, 20177.8

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

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

    109 minSep 28, 20177.4

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

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Series cast

Peter CoyoteSelf - Narrator (voice)10 episodes
Max ClelandSelf3 episodes
Hồ Chí MinhSelf - Politician (archive footage)2 episodes
Karl MarlantesSelf - Marines (1969)1 episode
Bao NinhSelf - N. Vietnamese Army1 episode
Tran Ngoc ToanSelf - S. Vietnamese Marines1 episode
Lam Quang ThiSelf - S. Vietnamese Army1 episode
John MusgraveSelf - Marines (1967)1 episode
Duong Van MaiSelf - Hanoi1 episode
Mike HeaneySelf - Army (1966)1 episode
Donald GreggSelf - CIA1 episode
Bui DiemSelf - S. Vietnamese Diplomat1 episode
Dong Si NguyenSelf - Viet Minh1 episode
Nguyen Van TongSelf - Viet Minh1 episode
George WickesSelf - OSS1 episode
Nguyen Thoi BungSelf - Viet Minh1 episode
Rufus PhillipsSelf - CIA1 episode
Vincent OkamotoSelf - Army (1968)1 episode

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