Peter Coyote
Narrator (voice)
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2017
The Vietnam War
Miniseries
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Episode 184 min2017-09-17
Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South.
Episode 285 min2017-09-18
Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.
Episode 3116 min2017-09-19
The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ begins bombing the North and sends US troops to the South.
Episode 4117 min2017-09-20
Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, while the antiwar movement grows.
Episode 586 min2017-09-21
This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
Episode 686 min2017-09-24
Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
Episode 7109 min2017-09-25
The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.
Episode 8110 min2017-09-26
The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)
Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
Episode 9111 min2017-09-27
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.
Episode 10109 min2017-09-28
The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.