Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)
Defying American airpower, North Vietnamese troops and materiel stream down the Ho Chi Minh Trail into the south, while Saigon struggles to “pacify the countryside.” As an antiwar movement builds back home, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and Marines discover that the war they are being asked to fight in Vietnam is nothing like their fathers’ war.
Previews + Extras
New York City March, 1967
S1 E4 - 1m 24s
An antiwar activist recalls a large protest march in New York City, where Martin Luther King, Jr., called for an end to the bombing.
Humanity
S1 E4 - 55s
A Viet Cong soldier realizes his American enemies, like his own countrymen, have a profound sense of humanity.
Ho Chi Minh Trail
S1 E4 - 1m 20s
A Vietnamese woman recalls her efforts as a youth volunteer with other women on the Ho Chi Minh trail to keep roads open, despite harsh conditions and constant bombings.
Losses in His Family
S1 E4 - 57s
A Viet Cong soldier recalls losing several family members in the war. And yet many young people, even in his family, still joined the resistance.
Understanding the Enemy
S1 E4 - 2m 56s
Duong Van Mai Elliott recalls her experiences researching communists in Vietnam for the RAND corporation.
Rolling Thunder
S1 E4 - 1m 10s
President Johnson and Defense Secretary McNamara discuss the bombing campaign and strategy by phone.
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