Vietnam: The War That Changed America

Episode 1 | Boots on the Ground

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.

Episode 2 | Uprising

Communist guerrillas launch a surprise attack: the Tet Offensive. Americans in the city of Hué find themselves at the center of a bloody battle.

Episode 3 | Not My War

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.

Episode 4 | Mutiny

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.

Episode 5 | Homecoming

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.

Episode 6 | The Endgame

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