The Vietnam War poster
8.8/10 (801 votes)
#1

Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)

S1:E6

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

8.8/10 (712 votes)
#2

The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)

S1:E10

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

8.7/10 (877 votes)
#3

The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)

S1:E3

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

8.7/10 (709 votes)
#4

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

S1:E8

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

8.7/10 (686 votes)
#5

A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)

S1:E9

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

8.6/10 (932 votes)
#6

Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)

S1:E2

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

8.6/10 (797 votes)
#7

Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)

S1:E4

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

8.6/10 (763 votes)
#8

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

S1:E5

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

8.5/10 (1137 votes)
#9

Déjà Vu (1858-1961)

S1:E1

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

8.5/10 (722 votes)
#10

The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)

S1:E7

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

8.5/10 (1137 votes)
#1

Déjà Vu (1858-1961)

S1:E1

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

8.5/10 (722 votes)
#2

The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)

S1:E7

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

8.6/10 (932 votes)
#3

Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)

S1:E2

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

8.6/10 (797 votes)
#4

Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)

S1:E4

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

8.6/10 (763 votes)
#5

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

S1:E5

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

8.7/10 (877 votes)
#6

The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)

S1:E3

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

8.7/10 (709 votes)
#7

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

S1:E8

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

8.7/10 (686 votes)
#8

A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)

S1:E9

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

8.8/10 (801 votes)
#9

Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)

S1:E6

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

8.8/10 (712 votes)
#10

The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)

S1:E10

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

8.5/10 (1137 votes)

Déjà Vu (1858-1961)

S1:E1

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

8.6/10 (932 votes)

Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)

S1:E2

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

8.7/10 (877 votes)

The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)

S1:E3

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

8.6/10 (797 votes)

Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)

S1:E4

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

8.6/10 (763 votes)

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

S1:E5

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

8.8/10 (801 votes)

Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)

S1:E6

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

8.5/10 (722 votes)

The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)

S1:E7

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

8.7/10 (709 votes)

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

S1:E8

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

8.7/10 (686 votes)

A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)

S1:E9

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

8.8/10 (712 votes)

The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)

S1:E10

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

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
1 ★ 8.7 10
★ 8.8 Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)
★ 8.5 Déjà Vu (1858-1961)