The Vietnam War

The epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never-before been told on film.

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Episodes

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    The Weight of Memory (Explicit Language Version)

    S1 Ep30 |
    Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation.
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    This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)

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    President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
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    Resolve (Explicit Language Version)

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    US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.
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    Resolve (Vietnamese Subtitles)

    S1 Ep14 |
    US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.
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    Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)

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    US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.
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    The River Styx (Explicit Language Version)

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    With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South.
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    The River Styx (Vietnamese Subtitles)

    S1 Ep13 |
    With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South.
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    The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)

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    With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South.
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    Riding the Tiger (Explicit Language Version)

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    As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with US involvement in Vietnam.

Specials

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    PBS Previews: The Vietnam War

    Find out about the creation of the series from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.

About The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War is a ten-part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. The Vietnam War features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses.

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