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The Vietnam War

Behind the Scenes: Consulting with Ken Burns & Lynn Novick

Gen. Merrill McPeak and Mai Elliott talk about their experience consulting with the filmmakers on The Vietnam War.
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Two Vietnam War soldiers in the trenches.
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1:28:17
Season 1 Episode 5
This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
A soldier holds a cigarette in his mouth as he balances his gun on his shoulder.
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1:57:25
Season 1 Episode 4
Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.
Two politicians rest their heads on their fist and palm.
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1:57:55
Season 1 Episode 3
The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South.
An American soldier addresses a group of South Vietnamese soldiers who are all sitting down on the ground with their guns pointing up.
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1:26:27
Season 1 Episode 2
Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with US involvement in Vietnam.
Two Vietnam War soldiers crouch as they run away from smoke at a distance.
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Season 1 Episode 1
Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided.
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