S01E01 Boots on the Ground
In 1965, America sends young soldiers to war in a country they know nothing about. Two tunnel rats form a powerful bond, until one is gravely injured.
Vietnam: The War That Changed America
The real story—told by those who were there.
S01E05: Homecoming
Soldiers return to a divided America and must come to terms with how the war changed them. Differing beliefs create a rift between best friends.
Overview
The reunion of old friends, first-person accounts, and rarely seen footage paint an extraordinary and deeply profound picture of what it was like to live through one of history's longest wars.
Episodes
S01E02 Uprising
Communist guerrillas launch a surprise attack: the Tet Offensive. Americans in the city of Huế find themselves at the center of a bloody battle.
S01E03 Not My War
A Vietnamese child's life is torn apart by the war, and a pilot is shot down in enemy territory. Back in the U.S., social unrest takes hold.
S01E04 Mutiny
With victory no closer, American soldiers begin to lose faith. A nurse wrestles with how to protect her patients, and a wife receives dreadful news.
S01E05 Homecoming
Soldiers return to a divided America and must come to terms with how the war changed them. Differing beliefs create a rift between best friends.
S01E06 The Endgame
Ten years later, in 1975, the remaining Americans and fleeing South Vietnamese race against time to escape in the largest helicopter evacuation ever.
Cast
Ethan Hawke
Self - Narrator (voice)
