
Episodes List

Ep.1 Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
Air Date: 2017-09-17
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South.

Ep.2 Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)
Air Date: 2017-09-18
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.

Ep.3 The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)
Air Date: 2017-09-19
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ begins bombing the North and sends US troops to the South.

Ep.4 Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)
Air Date: 2017-09-20
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, while the antiwar movement grows.

Ep.5 This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)
Air Date: 2017-09-21
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.

Ep.6 Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)
Air Date: 2017-09-24
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.

Ep.7 The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)
Air Date: 2017-09-25
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.

Ep.8 The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)
Air Date: 2017-09-26
Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.

Ep.9 A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)
Air Date: 2017-09-27
South Vietnam fights on its own as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. The POWs return.

Ep.10 The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)
Air Date: 2017-09-28
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.