Vietnam: The War That Changed America

The real story—told by those who were there.

2025
Ended
Documentary
1 season
8.5/10

The reunion of old friends, first-person accounts, and rarely seen footage paint an extraordinary and deeply profound picture of what it was like to live through one of history's longest wars.

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Latest: Miniseries · 2025

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E1. Boots on the Ground
Jan 31, 2025 · 42m
In 1965, America sends young soldiers to war in a country they know nothing about. Two tunnel rats form a powerful bond, until one is gravely injured.
E2. Uprising
Jan 31, 2025 · 38m
Communist guerrillas launch a surprise attack: the Tet Offensive. Americans in the city of Huế find themselves at the center of a bloody battle.
E3. Not My War
Jan 31, 2025 · 43m
A Vietnamese child's life is torn apart by the war, and a pilot is shot down in enemy territory. Back in the U.S., social unrest takes hold.
E4. Mutiny
Jan 31, 2025 · 46m
With victory no closer, American soldiers begin to lose faith. A nurse wrestles with how to protect her patients, and a wife receives dreadful news.
E5. Homecoming
Jan 31, 2025 · 39m
Soldiers return to a divided America and must come to terms with how the war changed them. Differing beliefs create a rift between best friends.
E6. The Endgame
Jan 31, 2025 · 47m
Ten years later, in 1975, the remaining Americans and fleeing South Vietnamese race against time to escape in the largest helicopter evacuation ever.