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Back up to: The Vietnam War

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

   10/10 While Watergate forces Nixon to resign, the Vietnamese savage one another in a civil war.
2. Fratricide (May 1970-March 1973)

   9/10 South Vietnamese forces fighting on their own in Laos suffer a terrible defeat.
3. A Sea of Fire (April 1969-May 1970)

   8/10 With morale plummeting in Vietnam, President Nixon begins withdrawing American troops.
4. Chasing Ghosts (June 1968-May 1969)

   7/10 Public support for the war declines. American men of draft age face difficult decisions.
5. Things Fall Apart (January 1968-June 1968)

   6/10 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launch surprise attacks on cities and bases.
6. This is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)

   5/10 American casualties and enemy body counts mount as marines face North Vietnamese ambushes.
7. Doubt (January 1966-June 1967)

   4/10 Defying American airpower, North Vietnamese troops stream down the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
8. Hell Come to Earth (January 1964-December 1965)

   3/10 With South Vietnam in chaos, Hanoi hardliners seize the initiative and send combat troops.
9. Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)

   2/10 President Kennedy and his advisors wrestle with how far to get involved in South Vietnam.
10. Deja Vu (1858-1961)

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