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The Vietnam War

A Disrespectful Loyalty (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Season 1 Episode 19

South Vietnamese forces fighting on their own in Laos suffer a terrible defeat. Massive U.S. airpower makes the difference in halting an unprecedented North Vietnamese offensive. After being re-elected in a landslide, Nixon announces Hanoi has agreed to a peace deal. American prisoners of war will finally come home – to a bitterly divided country.

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After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided.
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1:50:56
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation.
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1:52:32
South Vietnam fights alone as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. POWs return.
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Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
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After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, wins the presidency.
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Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
Two Vietnam War soldiers in the trenches.
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1:28:17
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
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