The Vietnam War (Director's Cut) Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Déjà Vu (1858-1961)After nearly a century of French colonial rule, Vietnam emerges independent, but divided.
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Episode 2 - Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.
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Episode 3 - 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.
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Episode 4 - Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, while the antiwar movement grows.
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Episode 5 - 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.
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Episode 6 - Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
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Episode 7 - The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.
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Episode 8 - The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
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Episode 9 - A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)South Vietnam fights on its own as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. The POWs return.
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Episode 10 - The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.
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