The Vietnam War - Season 1

The Vietnam War - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes10
DatesSep 17, 2017 - Sep 28, 2017

Episodes

Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
Season 1Episode 186 min

Déjà Vu (1858-1961)

After a long and brutal war, Vietnamese revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh end nearly a century of French colonial occupation. With the Cold War intensifying, Vietnam is divided in two at Geneva. Communists in the north aim to reunify the country, while America supports Ngo Dinh Diem's untested regime in the south.

Sep 17, 2017
Riding the Tiger (1961–1963)
Season 1Episode 287 min

Riding the Tiger (1961–1963)

President Kennedy inspires idealistic young Americans to serve their country and wrestles with how deeply to get involved in South Vietnam. As the increasingly autocratic Diem regime faces a growing communist insurgency and widespread Buddhist protests, a grave political crisis unfolds.

Sep 18, 2017
The River Styx (January 1964 – December 1965)
Season 1Episode 3118 min

The River Styx (January 1964 – December 1965)

With South Vietnam in chaos, hardliners in Hanoi seize the initiative and send combat troops to the south, accelerating the insurgency. Fearing Saigon's collapse, President Johnson escalates America's military commitment, authorizing sustained bombing of the north and deploying ground troops in the south.

Sep 19, 2017
Resolve (January 1966 - June 1967)
Season 1Episode 4118 min

Resolve (January 1966 - June 1967)

Defying American airpower, North Vietnamese troops and materiel stream down the Ho Chi Minh Trail into the south, while Saigon struggles to "pacify the countryside". As an antiwar movement builds back home, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and Marines discover that the war they are being asked to fight in Vietnam is nothing like their fathers' war.

Sep 20, 2017
This Is What We Do (July 1967 – December 1967)
Season 1Episode 589 min

This Is What We Do (July 1967 – December 1967)

American casualties and enemy body counts mount as Marines face deadly North Vietnamese ambushes and artillery south of the DMZ and Army units chase an elusive enemy in the central highlands. Hanoi lays plans for a massive surprise offensive, and the Johnson Administration reassures the American public that victory is in sight.

Sep 21, 2017
Things Fall Apart (January 1968 - July 1968)
Season 1Episode 688 min

Things Fall Apart (January 1968 - July 1968)

Seeing the violence and brutality of the Tet Offensive unfold on television, Americans begin to doubt Johnson's promise of "light at the end of the tunnel." LBJ decides not to run again. The country is staggered by assassinations and unrest.

Sep 24, 2017
The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968 – May 1969)
Season 1Episode 7111 min

The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968 – May 1969)

With the country at odds over the war, draft-age Americans face wrenching choices. After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon narrowly wins the presidency. In Vietnam, soldiers on all sides witness terrible savagery and unflinching courage.

Sep 25, 2017
The History of the World (April 1969 - May 1970)
Season 1Episode 8113 min

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

When troop withdrawals begin, soldiers left in Vietnam ask what they are fighting for. News breaks of a shocking massacre at My Lai, and questions grow about the war's rectitude. The Cambodia invasion sparks large protests, with tragic consequences.

Sep 26, 2017
A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970 – March 1973)
Season 1Episode 9113 min

A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970 – March 1973)

South Vietnamese forces fighting on their own suffer a terrible defeat in Laos. After being re-elected in a landslide, Nixon strikes a peace deal with Hanoi that allows American prisoners of war finally to come home to a bitterly divided country.

Sep 27, 2017
The Weight of Memory (March 1973 – Onward)
Season 1Episode 10111 min

The Weight of Memory (March 1973 – Onward)

Nixon resigns amidst Watergate, while a brutal civil war continues in Vietnam. North Vietnamese troops overtake Saigon with overwhelming force. For the next 40 years, Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for healing and reconciliation.

Sep 28, 2017

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