the vietnam war
Part 1
After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided.
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Ken Burns: The Vietnam War
the vietnam war
Part 2
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with US involvement in Vietnam.
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the vietnam war
Part 3
With South Vietnam near collapse, LBJ bombs the North and sends US troops to the South.
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the vietnam war
Part 4
US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers’ war, as the antiwar movement grows.
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the vietnam war
Part 5
President Johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight.
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the vietnam war
Part 6
Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart.
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the vietnam war
Part 7
After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Nixon, promising peace, wins the presidency.
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the vietnam war
Part 8
Nixon withdraws troops but upon sending forces to Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites.
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the vietnam war
Part 9
South Vietnam fights alone as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. POWs return.
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the vietnam war
Part 10
Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans & Vietnamese from all sides seek reconciliation.
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