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Back up to: The Vietnam War

  1. The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)

    10/10While Watergate forces Nixon to resign, the Vietnamese savage one another in a civil war.

  2. Fratricide (May 1970-March 1973)

    9/10South Vietnamese forces fighting on their own in Laos suffer a terrible defeat.

  3. A Sea of Fire (April 1969-May 1970)

    8/10With morale plummeting in Vietnam, President Nixon begins withdrawing American troops.

  4. Chasing Ghosts (June 1968-May 1969)

    7/10Public support for the war declines. American men of draft age face difficult decisions.

  5. Things Fall Apart (January 1968-June 1968)

    6/10North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launch surprise attacks on cities and bases.

  6. This is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)

    5/10American casualties and enemy body counts mount as marines face North Vietnamese ambushes.

  7. Doubt (January 1966-June 1967)

    4/10Defying American airpower, North Vietnamese troops stream down the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

  8. Hell Come to Earth (January 1964-December 1965)

    3/10With South Vietnam in chaos, Hanoi hardliners seize the initiative and send combat troops.

  9. Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)

    2/10President Kennedy and his advisors wrestle with how far to get involved in South Vietnam.

  10. Deja Vu (1858-1961)

    1/10Vietnamese revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh end French colonial occupation.