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There is no single truth in war.
An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
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Checked Sep 1, 2026
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An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
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Episode 1
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South.
Directed by Lynn Novick, Ken BurnsWritten by Geoffrey C. WardGuest stars Karl Marlantes, Bao Ninh, Tran Ngoc Toan, Lam Quang Thi, John Musgrave, Duong Van Mai, Mike Heaney, Donald Gregg
Episode 2
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.
Guest stars Hồ Chí Minh
Episode 3
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ begins bombing the North and sends US troops to the South.
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Episode 4
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, while the antiwar movement grows.
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Episode 5
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
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Episode 6
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
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Episode 7
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.
Guest stars Max Cleland
Episode 8
Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
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Episode 9
South Vietnam fights on its own as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. The POWs return.
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Episode 10
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.
Guest stars Trent Lott, Max Cleland
Episode information updated Sep 15, 2026
Peter CoyoteSelf - Narrator (voice)
Bao NinhSelf - N. Vietnamese Army
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