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A soldier holds a cigarette in his mouth as he balances his gun on his shoulder.

Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)

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Two Vietnam War soldiers in the trenches.

This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)

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A man poses for the camera outside a home in a small village.

A man poses for the camera outside a home in a small village.

Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)

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Silhouette of a soldier resting on the ground next to his gun.

Silhouette of a soldier resting on the ground next to his gun.

The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)

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A crowd of people walking in the same direction, with one person wrapped in the American flag.

A crowd of people walking in the same direction, with one person wrapped in the American flag.

The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)

Season 1 Episode 8

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A man in uniform beams at a young girl in the middle of running to him.

A man in uniform beams at a young girl in the middle of running to him.

A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)

Season 1 Episode 9

1:52:32

Two Vietnam War soldiers stand near a body bag on the ground.

Two Vietnam War soldiers stand near a body bag on the ground.

The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)

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Phụ Đề Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Phụ Đề Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Déjà Vu (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Season 1 Episode 11

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Riding the Tiger (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Riding the Tiger (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Riding the Tiger (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Season 1 Episode 12

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The River Styx (Vietnamese Subtitles)

The River Styx (Vietnamese Subtitles)

The River Styx (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Season 1 Episode 13

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Resolve (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Resolve (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Resolve (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Season 1 Episode 14

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The Vietnam War

Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)

Season 1 Episode 2

President Kennedy inspires idealistic young Americans to serve their country and wrestles with how deeply to get involved in South Vietnam. As the increasingly autocratic Diem regime faces a growing communist insurgency and widespread Buddhist protests, a grave political crisis unfolds.

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Two Vietnam War soldiers in the trenches.

Two Vietnam War soldiers in the trenches.

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Season 1 Episode 5

This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)

President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.

A soldier holds a cigarette in his mouth as he balances his gun on his shoulder.

A soldier holds a cigarette in his mouth as he balances his gun on his shoulder.

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Season 1 Episode 4

Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)

US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.

Two politicians rest their heads on their fist and palm.

Two politicians rest their heads on their fist and palm.

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Season 1 Episode 3

The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)

With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South.

Two Vietnam War soldiers crouch as they run away from smoke at a distance.

Two Vietnam War soldiers crouch as they run away from smoke at a distance.

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Season 1 Episode 1

Déjà Vu (1858-1961)

After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided.