Episodes 10

1

Déjà Vu (1858-1961)

74%
September 17, 20171h 24m

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

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Crew 3

Directed by: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick

Written by: Geoffrey C. Ward

Guest Stars 44 Full Cast & Crew

  1. Karl Marlantes

    Self - Marines (1969)

  2. Max Cleland

    Self - Army

  3. Bao Ninh

    Self - N. Vietnamese Army

  4. Tran Ngoc Toan

    Self - S. Vietnamese Marines

  5. Lam Quang Thi

    Self - S. Vietnamese Army

  6. John Musgrave

    Self - Marines (1967)

  7. Duong Van Mai

    Self - Hanoi

  8. Mike Heaney

    Self - Army (1966)

  9. Donald Gregg

    Self - CIA

  10. Bui Diem

    Self - S. Vietnamese Diplomat

  11. Dong Si Nguyen

    Self - Viet Minh

  12. Nguyen Van Tong

    Self - Viet Minh

  13. George Wickes

    Self - OSS

  14. Nguyen Thoi Bung

    Self - Viet Minh

  15. Rufus Phillips

    Self - CIA

  16. Vincent Okamoto

    Self - Army (1968)

  17. Le Quan Cong

    Self - Viet Minh

  18. Leslie H. Gelb

    Self - Pentagon

  19. Huy Duc

    Self - North Vietnam

  20. Nguyen Ngoc

    Self - Viet Minh

  21. Tim O'Brien

    Self - Army (1969)

  22. Le Cong Huan

    Self - Viet Minh

  23. Henry Kissinger

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  24. Tran Ngoc 'Harry' Hue

    Self - S. Vietnamese Army

  25. Richard Nixon

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  26. Roger Harris

    Self - Marines (1967)

  27. Lyndon B. Johnson

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  28. Robert McNamara

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  29. Hal Kushner

    Self - Danville, VA

  30. Sam Wilson

    Self - Army

  31. John F. Kennedy

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  32. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  33. Ron Ferrizzi

    Self - Army (1968)

  34. Hồ Chí Minh

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  35. Harry S. Truman

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  36. Charles de Gaulle

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  37. Woodrow Wilson

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  38. Adolf Hitler

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  39. Douglas Gracey

    Self - British Military (archive footage)

  40. Joseph Stalin

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  41. Mao Zedong

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  42. Henri Navarre

    Self - French Military (archive footage)

  43. Võ Nguyên Giáp

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  44. Ngô Đình Diệm

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

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2

Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)

76%
September 18, 20171h 25m

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

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3

The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)

75%
September 19, 20171h 56m

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

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4

Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)

74%
September 20, 20171h 57m

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

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5

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

74%
September 21, 20171h 26m

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

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6

Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)

77%
September 24, 20171h 26m

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

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7

The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)

72%
September 25, 20171h 49m

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

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8

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

73%
September 26, 20171h 50m

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

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9

A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)

74%
September 27, 20171h 51m

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

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10

The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)

70%
Season Finale
September 28, 20171h 49m

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

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