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