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2017
2017x1
The Vietnam War: “Déjà Vu” (1858 to 1961)
Episode overview
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South.
2017x2
The Vietnam War: “Riding the Tiger” (1961 to 1963)
Episode overview
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.
2017x3
The Vietnam War: “The River Styx” (Jan 1964 to Dec 1965)
Episode overview
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ begins bombing the North and sends US troops to the South.
2017x4
The Vietnam War: “Resolve” (Jan 1966 to Jun 1967)
Episode overview
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, while the antiwar movement grows.
2017x5
The Vietnam War: “This Is What We Do” (July to Dec 1967)
Episode overview
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
2017x6
The Vietnam War: “Things Fall Apart” (Jan to July 1968)
Episode overview
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
2017x7
The Vietnam War: “The Veneer of Civilization” (Jun 1968 to May 1969)
Episode overview
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.
2017x8
The Vietnam War: “The History of the World” (Apr 1969 to May 1970)
Episode overview
Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
2017x9
The Vietnam War: “A Disrespectful Loyalty” (May 1970 to Mar 1973)
Episode overview
South Vietnam fights on its own as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. The POWs return.
2017x10
The Vietnam War: “The Weight of Memory” (Mar 1973 and Onward)
Episode overview
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.