E1 - Déjà Vu (1858-1961)

Aired: September 17, 2017

After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South.

E2 - Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)

Aired: September 18, 2017

As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.

E3 - The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)

Aired: September 19, 2017

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

E4 - Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)

Aired: September 20, 2017

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

E5 - This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)

Aired: September 21, 2017

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

E6 - Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)

Aired: September 24, 2017

Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.

E7 - The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)

Aired: September 25, 2017

After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.

E8 - The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)

Aired: September 26, 2017

Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.

E9 - A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)

Aired: September 27, 2017

South Vietnam fights on its own as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. The POWs return.

E10 - The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)

Aired: September 28, 2017

Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.