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The Weight of Memory (Explicit Language Version)
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Ep30 | 1h 50m 58s | Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation. (1h 50m 58s)
The Veneer of Civilization (Explicit Language Version)
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Ep27 | 1h 50m 55s | After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, wins the presidency. (1h 50m 55s)
This Is What We Do (Explicit Language Version)
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Ep25 | 1h 28m 18s | President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight. (1h 28m 18s)
Things Fall Apart (Explicit Language Version)
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Ep26 | 1h 27m 48s | Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart. (1h 27m 48s)
The River Styx (Explicit Language Version)
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Ep23 | 1h 57m 57s | With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South. (1h 57m 57s)
Riding the Tiger (Explicit Language Version)
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Ep22 | 1h 26m 28s | As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with US involvement in Vietnam. (1h 26m 28s)
Resolve (Explicit Language Version)
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Ep24 | 1h 57m 26s | US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows. (1h 57m 26s)
The History of the World (Explicit Language Version)
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Ep28 | 1h 52m 10s | Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites. (1h 52m 10s)
A Disrespectful Loyalty (Explicit Language Version)
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Ep29 | 1h 52m 33s | South Vietnam fights alone as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. POWs return. (1h 52m 33s)
Déjà Vu (Explicit Language Version)
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Ep21 | 1h 25m 22s | After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided. (1h 25m 22s)
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