The Vietnam War
There is no single truth in war.
Overview
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
Season 1
S01E01 Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
September 17, 2017 7.6 84 min
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South.
S01E02 Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)
September 18, 2017 7.6 85 min
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.
S01E03 The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)
September 19, 2017 7.6 116 min
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ begins bombing the North and sends US troops to the South.
S01E04 Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)
September 20, 2017 7.4 117 min
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, while the antiwar movement grows.
S01E05 This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)
September 21, 2017 7.5 86 min
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
S01E06 Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)
September 24, 2017 7.7 86 min
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
S01E07 The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)
September 25, 2017 7.2 109 min
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.
S01E08 The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)
September 26, 2017 7.2 110 min
Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
S01E09 A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)
September 27, 2017 7.5 111 min
South Vietnam fights on its own as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. The POWs return.
S01E10 The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)
September 28, 2017 7.1 109 min
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.
Cast
Peter Coyote
Narrator (voice)