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All Episodes of The Vietnam War

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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

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Season 1

8.6/101,262 votes
Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2017
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South.
Director: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
Writer: Geoffrey C. Ward
8.6/101,029 votes
Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2017
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.7/10966 votes
The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/19/2017
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ begins bombing the North and sends US troops to the South.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.6/10880 votes
Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/20/2017
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, while the antiwar movement grows.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.7/10847 votes
This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/21/2017
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.9/10883 votes
Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/24/2017
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.5/10802 votes
The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/25/2017
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.7/10790 votes
The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/26/2017
Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.7/10760 votes
A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/27/2017
South Vietnam fights on its own as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. The POWs return.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.9/10790 votes
The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/28/2017
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown