President kennedy inspires idealistic young americans to serve their country and wrestles with how deeply to get involved in south vietnam. While the watergate scandal rivets americans attention and forces president nixon to resign, the vietnamese continue to savage one another in a brutal civil war. In an immersive narrative, burns and novick tell the epic story of the vietnam war as it has neverbefore been told on film. The vietnam war the national wwii museum new orleans. The vietnam war tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in american history. The final instalment of this epic documentary from filmmakers ken burns and lynn novick tracks the end of the war and its impact on american vietnamese relations over the next 40 years. The vietnam war is a 10 part, 18hour documentary film series directed by ken burns and lynn novick. September 18, 2017 a wise man once wrote that the past is prologue, meaning that everything happening today most probably has its roots in yesterday. The vietnam war is a 10part american television documentary series about the vietnam war written by geoffrey c. Narrator tonight on the vietnam war, the fall of saigon. Explore episode ten the weight of memory march 1973onward. The vietnam war is a 10 part, 18hour documentary that provides a 360degree perspective on the wars events. Although vietnam has been a part of my life, and i have read a fair amount about both the country, and the war s in the country, there is much new material, that. What follows is a brief summary of episode one of the ken burnslynn novick special the vietnam war along with my personal commentaries, songs, and writings about where i was during this period.
By january of 1966, us casualties in vietnam number in the thousands, and no easy solution to the conflict lies in sight. In an immersive 360degree narrative, burns and novick tell the epic story of the vietnam war as it has never before been told on film. A decorated army veteran talks about the young men of the. Therefore, pbs also made an effort to make the vietnam war available on as many platforms as possible. Things fall apart january 1968july 1968 shaken by the tet offensive, assassinations and unrest. The vietnam war, a new 10 part, 18 hour documentary film series directed by ken burns and lynn novick for americas public broadcasting service pbs. Johnson, takes the reins in the wake of the kennedy assassination, us involvement in vietnam is already substantial. The episode also indicated to me the importance of owning the series, and not just watching it once on pbs. Vietnam war debut is best performing pbs episode since.
With south vietnam in chaos, hardliners in hanoi seize the initiative and send combat troops to the south, accelerating the insurgency. The pbs series the vietnam war presents a devastating history of the war, showing it to be illconceived and a major human tragedy for both america and indochina. Seeking reconciliation and peace, veterans from vietnam and. Narrator as the war grinds on, young american men gunfire face a difficult choice.
A film by ken burns and lynn novick ken burns and lynn novicks tenpart, 18hour documentary series, the vietnam war, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in american history as it has never before been told on film. Titled the river styx, the third episode of filmmakers ken burns and lynn novicks 10 part, 18hour pbs documentary series the vietnam war covers the time period from january 1964 to december. This is what we do july 1967december 1967 american casualties and enemy body counts mount as marines face deadly north vietnamese ambushes and artillery south of the dmz and army units chase an elusive enemy in the central highlands. Even with the advantage of air superiority, the americans cannot prevent. When hundreds of thousands of north vietnamese troops pour into the south, saigon descends rapidly into chaos and collapses. The vietnam war a 10 part, 18hour pbs documentary by american filmmakers ken burns and lynn novick that concluded thursday night depicts the history of the war through photographs. An immersive, 360degree narrative, the series tells the epic story of the vietnam war as it has never before been told on film. But first, we need you to sign in to pbs using one of the services below. In this episode, the first years of involvement by us combat troops is seen through the eyes of both american soldiers and everyday vietnamese people. Man 10 years worth of history, and seeing all of it come unglued. Hanoi lays plans for a massive surprise offensive, and the johnson administration reassures the american public that victory is in sight. The weight of memory march 1973onward while the watergate scandal rivets americans attention and forces president nixon to resign, the vietnamese continue to savage one another in a brutal civil war. As the premiere episode of the new pbs documentary miniseries shows, americas involvement in vietnam can be tracked back to world war ii.
A film by ken burns and lynn novick school edition dvd av item,complete series adapted for classroom use, plus discussion guide with correlated clips. I continue to be impressed with the quality of this series. In an immersive narrative, ken burns and lynn novick tell the epic story of the vietnam war as it has neverbefore been told on film. It delves deep into the experiences of americans who fought in and fought against the war, as well as vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides. Explore episode three the river styx january 1964december 1965. The vietnam war, a 10 part, 18hour documentary film series directed by ken burns and lynn novick, premiered in september 2017 on pbs stations nationwide. The epic story of the vietnam war as it has neverbefore been told on film. As the increasingly autocratic diem regime faces a growing communist insurgency and widespread buddhist protests, a grave political crisis unfolds. In an immersive 360degree narrative, burns and novick tell.
The vietnam war ep4 of 10 pbs america by pbs america. President johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight. While the watergate scandal rivets americans attention and forces president nixon to resign, the vietnamese continue to. So i may be skewed in that regard when i say that the vietnam war was the most moving thing i have seen on my television set in years, maybe decades. Resolve defying american airpower, north vietnamese troops and materiel stream down the ho chi minh trail. The vietnam war, part 1, on pbs richard morris, author. The first episode premiered on pbs on september 17, 2017. Iraq, afghanistan, vietnam john musgrave is a marine veteran who counsels activeduty soldiers and veterans. Veterans angry, disappointed following pbs vietnam war. Funding for the vietnam war is provided by bank of america. The weight of memory march 1973onward season 1 episode 10.
And that goes for ken burns and lynn novick, directors of the vietnam war, a muchheralded 10 part, 18hour epic series that debutted sunday night on pbs. In an immersive narrative, burns and novick tell the epic story of the vietnam war as it has never before been told on film. Veterans from vietnam and the united states meet after the war. The vietnam war features testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides. The vietnam war is a tenpart, 18hour documentary film series directed by ken burns and lynn novick. The script is by geoffrey ward, and the series is narrated by peter coyote. In an immersive 360degree narrative, burns and novick tell the epic story of the vietnam war as it has never before. Fearing saigons collapse, president johnson escalates americas military commitment, authorizing sustained bombing of the north and deploying ground troops in the south. Vietnam antiwar movement had a bigger voice than portrayed. This immersive 10 part series tells the epic story of one of the most divisive, consequential and misunderstood events in american history. The vietnam war video thirteen new york public media.
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