Episode
The Vietnam War: Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)
Overview
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam.
Details
- Series
- The Vietnam War
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2017-09-18
- Runtime
- 85 min
Episode context
Riding the Tiger (1961-1963) is Episode 2 in Miniseries of The Vietnam War. It aired on 2017-09-18. The runtime is 85 min.
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Episode 4: Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, while the antiwar movement grows.
Episode 5: This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
Episode 6: Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968)
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Episode 7: The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency.
Episode 8: The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)
Nixon withdraws troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
Episode 9: A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)
South Vietnam fights on its own as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. The POWs return.
Episode 10: The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.