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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 and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
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Cast & crew
Peter Coyote
Self - Narrator (voice)
Karl Marlantes
Self - Marines (1969)
Bao Ninh
Self - N. Vietnamese Army
Tran Ngoc Toan
Self - S. Vietnamese Marines
Lam Quang Thi
Self - S. Vietnamese Army
John Musgrave
Self - Marines (1967)
Duong Van Mai
Self - Hanoi
Mike Heaney
Self - Army (1966)
Donald Gregg
Self - CIA
Bui Diem
Self - S. Vietnamese Diplomat
Dong Si Nguyen
Self - Viet Minh
Nguyen Van Tong
Self - Viet Minh
Episodes
1 season · 10 episodesMiniseries10 ep. · 2017
Episode 1: Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
Sep 17, 2017 · 1h 24m
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South.
Episode 2: Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)
Sep 18, 2017 · 1h 25m
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.
Episode 3: The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)
Sep 19, 2017 · 1h 56m
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ begins bombing the North and sends US troops to the South.
Episode 4: Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)
Sep 20, 2017 · 1h 57m
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, while the antiwar movement grows.
Episode 5: This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)
Sep 21, 2017 · 1h 26m
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
Episode 6: Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)
Sep 24, 2017 · 1h 26m
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
Episode 7: The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)
Sep 25, 2017 · 1h 49m
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.
Episode 8: The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)
Sep 26, 2017 · 1h 50m
Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
Episode 9: A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)
Sep 27, 2017 · 1h 51m
South Vietnam fights on its own as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. The POWs return.
Episode 10: The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)
Sep 28, 2017 · 1h 49m
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.