The Vietnam War

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...
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Season 1

  • Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
    8.5/101,158 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: Lynn Novick, Ken Burns

    Writer: Geoffrey C. Ward

  • Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)
    8.6/10950 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)
    8.7/10894 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)
    8.6/10815 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)
    8.6/10779 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)
    8.8/10820 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)
    8.5/10738 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)
    8.7/10726 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)
    8.7/10701 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)
    8.8/10728 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A