The Vietnam war

Disc 1. A half-century cataclysm

French Indochina and the Viet Minh

Dien Bien Phu and Vietnam divided, 1953-1959

Five leaders who defined the Vietnam War

The rise of the Viet Cong, 1959-1962

South Vietnam in crisis, 1963

Disc 2. The Gulf of Tonkin and a crossroads, 1964

The Vietnam War in the skies

America goes all in, 1965

The world of the American combat soldier

The world of the Vietnamese combat soldier

Guns, gear and food in the Vietnam War

Disc 3. False optimism, failing strategies, 1966-1967

How to fight an asymmetric war

The Tet Offensive, 1968

America in turmoil, 1968

Race, culture, and women in the Vietnam War

The antiwar movement in America

Disc 4. Nixon and Vietnamization, 1969

The race against time, 1970

America pulls back, the north strikes, 1971-1972

The bitter end, 1972-1975

Vietnam's casualties, prisoners, and MIA

Vietnam becomes a country, not just a war.