S01E01 The Beginning (1964-1965)
In 1965, Operation Rolling Thunder roars across the skies over North Vietnam and the first U.S. ground troops land in the South. American soldiers are outnumbered in the Ia Drang Valley, the first major battle...
Vietnam in HD
S01E04: An Endless War (1968-1969)
The turmoil of 1968 helps Nixon win the presidency. Troop strength in Vietnam peaks and the draft accelerates. Karl Marlantes endures bitter jungle fighting on Hill 484, and draftee Arthur Wiknik gets a grim introduction to combat on "Hamburger Hill". But shortly after "winning" both hills, US troops abandon them.
Overview
The firsthand experiences of thirteen Americans during the Vietnam War. The thirteen Americans retell their stories in Vietnam paired with found footage from the battlefield.
Episodes
S01E02 Search & Destroy (1966-1967)
American troops launch widespread "search and destroy" operations; body count, not territory, becomes the measure of success in Vietnam. Charles Brown fights for survival on the bloody slopes of Hill 875 and at home, the...
S01E03 The Tet Offensive (1968)
The enemy gains ground when the massive Tet Offensive catches the Americans by surprise. At Khe Sanh and Pleiku, U.S. troops are under siege. Americans mount a counteroffensive but the shock of the assault ignites...
S01E04 An Endless War (1968-1969)
The turmoil of 1968 helps Nixon win the presidency. Troop strength in Vietnam peaks and the draft accelerates. Karl Marlantes endures bitter jungle fighting on Hill 484, and draftee Arthur Wiknik gets a grim introduction...
S01E05 A Changing War (1969-1970)
Troop withdrawals begin as the Americans train their ARVN allies to take over the war. Gery Benedetti patrols the hostile waters of the Mekong Delta. James Anderson leads a battalion into Cambodia after Nixon's controversial...
S01E06 Peace with Honor (1971-1975)
Bob Clewell's helicopter crew comes under intense fire in one of the final operations of the war. Joe Galloway returns to Vietnam and in Washington, D.C., Barry Romo throws down his medals in protest. The...
Cast
Adrian Grenier
Barry Romo
Michael C. Hall
Narrator
Tempestt Bledsoe
Elizabeth Allen
Dean Cain
Bob Clewell
Kevin Connolly
Keith Connolly
Edward Burns
Joe Galloway
Jerry Ferrara
Raymond Torres
Armie Hammer
Gery Benedetti
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Anne Purcell
Glenn Howerton
Don Devore
Zachary Levi
Karl Marlantes
James Marsden
Arthur Wiknik
