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Vietnam: The War That Changed America.

The real story—told by those who were there.

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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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Miniseries.

Boots on the Ground

2025-01-31 · 42m5.0

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.

Uprising

2025-01-31 · 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.

Not My War

2025-01-31 · 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.

Mutiny

2025-01-31 · 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.

Homecoming

2025-01-31 · 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.

The Endgame

2025-01-31 · 47m

Ten years later, in 1975, the remaining Americans and fleeing South Vietnamese race against time to escape in the largest helicopter evacuation ever.

Cast.

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Self - Narrator (voice)