An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
There is no single truth in war.
An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
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**_One of the finest documentaries ever made_** > _We rationalised destroying villages in order to save them. We saw America lose her sense of morality as she accepted very coolly a Mỹ Lai, and refused to give up the image of American soldiers who hand out chocolate bars and chewing gum. We learned the meaning of free-fire zones – shoot anything that moves – and we watched while America placed a cheapness on the lives of Orientals. We watched the United States falsification of body counts, in fact, the glorification of body counts. We listened while, month after month, we were told the back_ _of the enemy was about to break. We fought using weapons against "Oriental human beings", with quotation marks around it, we fought using weapons against those people which I do not believe this country would dream of using, were we fighting in the European theatre. We watched while men cha…
The Vietnam War is a 2017 documentary and war & politics TV series from the United States starring Peter Coyote. It first aired on September 17, 2017. The series has 1 season and 10 episodes on PBS. Audiences rate it 8.3/10 from 230 votes — very well received.
“There is no single truth in war.”
The Vietnam War premiered on September 17, 2017.
The main cast includes Peter Coyote.
The Vietnam War has 1 season (10 episodes). Status: Ended.
No streaming service lists it for US yet. Add it to your watchlist and check back — availability updates regularly.
It holds an audience score of 8.3/10 from 230 ratings, so fans of documentary and war & politics titles are its best audience. Read member reviews below or add your own.
🏆 Awards: Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. 5 wins & 10 nominations total
Every episode's audience rating at a glance — find the best (and worst) episodes before you binge.
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| S1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 |
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