The Vietnam War (2017)

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20171 Season8.2

Documentary, War & Politics

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Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-MA
Origin: US

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There is no single truth in war.

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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Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 17, 2017
Network: PBS
Studio: Florentine Films, WETA

Time to finish

8 hrs

10 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Peter Coyote

Self - Narrator (voice)

SERIES

20171 Season8.2

Documentary, War & Politics

TMDB8.2

Votes227

Your rating

Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-MA
Origin: US

About

There is no single truth in war.

Where to watch

Region

Stream

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Free

With ads

Buy

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Sep 17, 2017 · 1h 24m · ★ 7.8
Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South.
E2 · Airs Sep 18, 2017 · 1h 25m · ★ 7.8
Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.
E3 · Airs Sep 19, 2017 · 1h 56m · ★ 7.7
The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ begins bombing the North and sends US troops to the South.
E4 · Airs Sep 20, 2017 · 1h 57m · ★ 7.6
Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, while the antiwar movement grows.
E5 · Airs Sep 21, 2017 · 1h 26m · ★ 7.7
This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
E6 · Airs Sep 24, 2017 · 1h 26m · ★ 7.8
Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
E7 · Airs Sep 25, 2017 · 1h 49m · ★ 7.4
The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.
E8 · Airs Sep 26, 2017 · 1h 50m · ★ 7.5
The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)
Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
E9 · Airs Sep 27, 2017 · 1h 51m · ★ 7.7
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.
E10 · Airs Sep 28, 2017 · 1h 49m · ★ 7.4
The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.