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Vietnam: The War That Changed America

Vietnam: The War That Changed America

The real story—told by those who were there.

TV-MA2025•8.0/10
Documentary

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8.0/10(14)

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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Production

72 Films

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 31, 2025

Last Aired

January 31, 2025

Networks

Apple TV

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Boots on the Ground
E1
Boots on the Ground
Air date: 2025-01-31
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
E2
Uprising
Air date: 2025-01-31
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
E3
Not My War
Air date: 2025-01-31
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
E4
Mutiny
Air date: 2025-01-31
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
E5
Homecoming
Air date: 2025-01-31
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
E6
The Endgame
Air date: 2025-01-31
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)

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