Episodes
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided.
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E21
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1:25:46
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
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E25
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1:28:43
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South.
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S1
E23
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1:58:22
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
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E26
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1:28:13
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.
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S1
E24
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1:57:51
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with US involvement in Vietnam.
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S1
E22
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1:26:53
South Vietnam fights alone as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. POWs return.
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S1
E29
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1:52:58
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, wins the presidency.
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S1
E27
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1:51:20
Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
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S1
E28
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1:52:35
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation.
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S1
E20
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1:51:27
South Vietnam fights alone as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. POWs return.
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S1
E19
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1:53:04
Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
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S1
E18
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1:52:40
Extras
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross discuss composing the film's score.
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2:17
Two of the film’s participants discuss working with the filmmakers.
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2:00
America's top critics are unanimous in their praise for The Vietnam War. #VietnamWarPBS
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0:30
Watch an official trailer for The Vietnam War.
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0:30
Watch an official trailer for The Vietnam War.
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0:20
Watch an official trailer for The Vietnam War.
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0:30
Ken Burns & Lynn Novick tell the story behind their most ambitious film to date.
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2:00
Find out about the creation of the film from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
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0:30
U.S. forces launch airstrikes on North Vietnam in December, 1972.
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S1
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1:59
A Marine describes how war exposes a dark side of human nature.
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S1
E5
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1:01