The Vietnam War

2017 - 2017

Déjà Vu (1858-1961)

17th September 2017

Episode 1

After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South.

Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)

18th September 2017

Episode 2

As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.

The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)

19th September 2017

Episode 3

With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ begins bombing the North and sends US troops to the South.

Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)

20th September 2017

Episode 4

US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, while the antiwar movement grows.

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

21st September 2017

Episode 5

President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.

Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)

24th September 2017

Episode 6

Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.

The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)

25th September 2017

Episode 7

After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.

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

26th September 2017

Episode 8

Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.

A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)

27th September 2017

Episode 9

South Vietnam fights on its own as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. The POWs return.

The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)

28th September 2017

Episode 10

Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.

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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.

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Peter Coyote

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