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

Déjà Vu (1858-1961)

Season 1 Episode 1
1:25:20
An American soldier addresses a group of South Vietnamese soldiers who are all sitting down on the ground with their guns pointing up.

Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)

Season 1 Episode 2
1:26:27
A soldier holds a cigarette in his mouth as he balances his gun on his shoulder.

Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)

Season 1 Episode 4
1:57:25
Two Vietnam War soldiers stand near a body bag on the ground.

The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)

Season 1 Episode 10
1:50:56
Phụ Đề Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Déjà Vu (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Season 1 Episode 11
1:25:22
Riding the Tiger (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Riding the Tiger (Vietnamese Subtitles)

Season 1 Episode 12
1:26:29
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The Vietnam War

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The History of the World (Vietnamese Subtitles)
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1:52:11
Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
The Veneer of Civilization (Vietnamese Subtitles)
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1:50:56
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, wins the presidency.
Things Fall Apart (Vietnamese Subtitles)
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1:27:48
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
Resolve (Vietnamese Subtitles)
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1:57:27
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.
The River Styx (Vietnamese Subtitles)
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1:57:57
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South.
Riding the Tiger (Vietnamese Subtitles)
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1:26:29
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with US involvement in Vietnam.
Phụ Đề Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese Subtitles)
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1:25:22
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided.
Two Vietnam War soldiers stand near a body bag on the ground.
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1:50:56
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation.
A man in uniform beams at a young girl in the middle of running to him.
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1:52:32
South Vietnam fights alone as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. POWs return.
A crowd of people walking in the same direction, with one person wrapped in the American flag.
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1:52:09
Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
Silhouette of a soldier resting on the ground next to his gun.
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1:50:54
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, wins the presidency.
A man poses for the camera outside a home in a small village.
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1:27:46
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
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