The Vietnam War (2017–2017)

TV ShowEndedWar, History1 season, 10 episodes
The Vietnam War posterReview score: 76%

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Plot

In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. The Vietnam War features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses.

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  1. 01The Vietnam War S01E01Déjà Vu (1858-1961)S01E01 · 7.8After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South.
  2. 02The Vietnam War S01E02Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)S01E02 · 7.8As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.
  3. 03The Vietnam War S01E06Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)S01E06 · 7.8Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2017Aired 7.7Season avg
  1. S01E01The Vietnam War S01E01Season's bestDéjà Vu (1858-1961)September 17, 2017 7.8After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South.
  2. S01E02The Vietnam War S01E02Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)September 18, 2017 7.8As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.
  3. S01E03The Vietnam War S01E03The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)September 19, 2017 7.7With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ begins bombing the North and sends US troops to the South.
  4. S01E04The Vietnam War S01E04Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)September 20, 2017 7.6US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, while the antiwar movement grows.
  5. S01E05The Vietnam War S01E05This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)September 21, 2017 7.7President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
  6. S01E06The Vietnam War S01E06Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)September 24, 2017 7.8Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
  7. S01E07The Vietnam War S01E07The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)September 25, 2017 7.4After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.
  8. S01E08The Vietnam War S01E08The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)September 26, 2017 7.5Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
  9. S01E09The Vietnam War S01E09A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)September 27, 2017 7.8South Vietnam fights on its own as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. The POWs return.
  10. S01E10The Vietnam War S01E10The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)September 28, 2017 7.4Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.

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