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Descriptive Audio: Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
S1 Ep21 | 1h 25m 46s

After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided.

The Vietnam War Image

Descriptive Audio: Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)
S1 Ep22 | 1h 26m 53s

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

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Descriptive Audio: The River Styx (Jan. 1964-Dec. 1965)
S1 Ep23 | 1h 58m 22s

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

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Descriptive Audio: Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)
S1 Ep24 | 1h 57m 51s

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

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Descriptive Audio: This Is What We Do (July 1967-Dec. 1967)
S1 Ep25 | 1h 28m 43s

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

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Descriptive Audio: Things Fall Apart (Jan. 1968-July 1968)
S1 Ep26 | 1h 28m 13s

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

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Descriptive Audio: Veneer of Civilization (June '68-May '69)
S1 Ep27 | 1h 51m 20s

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

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Descriptive Audio: History of the World (April '69-May '70)
S1 Ep28 | 1h 52m 35s

Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.

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Descriptive Audio: Disrespectful Loyalty (May '70-March '73)
S1 Ep29 | 1h 52m 58s

South Vietnam fights alone as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. POWs return.

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Descriptive Audio: The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)
S1 Ep30 | 1h 51m 22s

Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation.

The Vietnam War Image

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