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The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick

Series: Ken Burns
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Episodes
10
Rating
TVMA
Year
2017
Language
English
Publisher
PBS

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Vietnamese revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh end nearly a century of French colonial occupation. Vietnam is divided in two. Communists in the North aim to reunify the country, while America supports Diem's untested regime in the South.

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Episodes

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1. 01-Déjà Vu (1858-1961)

1h 22m

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Vietnamese revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh end nearly a century of French colonial occupation. Vietnam is divided in two. Communists in the North aim to reunify the country, while America supports Diem's untested regime in the South.

2. 02-Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)

1h 23m

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Kennedy inspires idealistic Americans to serve their country and wrestles with how deeply to get involved in South Vietnam. As the autocratic Diem regime faces a communist insurgency and Buddhist protests, a political crisis unfolds.

3. 03-The River Styx (January 1964-December 19)

1h 55m

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With South Vietnam in chaos, hardliners in Hanoi seize the initiative and send combat troops to the South. President Johnson escalates America's military commitment, authorizing bombing of the North and deploying ground troops in the South.

4. 04-Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)

1h 55m

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North Vietnamese troops and materiel stream down the Ho Chi Minh Trail into the South. As an antiwar movement builds back home, soldiers and Marines discover that the war they are fighting in Vietnam is nothing like their fathers' war.

5. 05-This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1

1h 25m

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American casualties mount as they face deadly North Vietnamese ambushes and artillery. Hanoi lays plans for a massive surprise offensive, and the Johnson administration reassures the American public that victory is in sight.

6. 06-Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 196

1h 25m

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On the Tet holiday, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launch attacks on cities and military bases throughout the South, suffering devastating losses but casting doubt on Johnson's promise that there is "light at the end of the tunnel."

Extended Details

  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Ken Burnsdirector
Lynn Novickdirector
Peter Coyoteactor