The Vietnam War (2017) is Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s acclaimed 10-part documentary series exploring the Vietnam conflict through rare archival footage and firsthand accounts from American and Vietnamese soldiers, civilians, protesters, and leaders. An immersive, powerful Vietnam War history documentary that reveals the human cost and lasting impact of one of modern history’s most divisive wars.
Spanning 1858-1961, Vietnam moves from French colonial rule to indepen...
1961-63: U.S. involvement deepens as the insurgency escalates and Sout...
After the Gulf of Tonkin, the U.S. escalates the war with sustained bo...
1966-67: With U.S. troop levels surging, Gen. Westmoreland's war of at...
July-December 1967: As U.S. Marines endure deadly North Vietnamese amb...
During the Tet Offensive, surprise attacks across South Vietnam shatte...
From June 1968 to May 1969, public support for the war erodes as draft...
With U.S. morale collapsing, Nixon begins "Vietnamization" and troop w...
From 1970 to 1973, as South Vietnam fights with shrinking U.S. support...
After the Paris Peace Accords, U.S. troops depart and South Vietnam fi...
