Episodes
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided.
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South.
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with US involvement in Vietnam.
South Vietnam fights alone as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. POWs return.
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, wins the presidency.
Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation.
South Vietnam fights alone as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. POWs return.
Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
Extras
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross discuss composing the film's score.
Two of the film’s participants discuss working with the filmmakers.
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Ken Burns & Lynn Novick tell the story behind their most ambitious film to date.
Find out about the creation of the film from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
