PBS Previews: The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War

About the Episode

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

Aired: 05/27/17 | Expires: | Runtime: 25m 22s

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Extras

Soldiers Adapt

A Marine learns about adapting psychologically during war.

1:13
New York City March, 1967

An antiwar activist recalls a large protest march in New York City.

1:24
Ho Chi Minh Trail

A youth volunteer on the Ho Chi Minh Trail describes her experiences.

1:20
Losses in His Family

A Viet Cong soldier recalls losing several family members in the war.

0:57
Understanding the Enemy

A South Vietnamese woman researches the communist movement in her country.

2:56
Rolling Thunder

President Johnson and Secretary McNamara discuss strategy by phone.

1:10
Binh Gia

North Vietnamese forces ambush South Vietnamese Marines responding to a downed helicopter.

1:43
Ia Drang

Soldiers discuss the psychological shock of witnessing death on the battlefield.

1:09
Early Antiwar Movement

An antiwar movement begins to grow as Americans learn of the conflict in Vietnam.

1:22
The 9th Party Plenum

In Hanoi, two North Vietnamese factions disagree about how best to proceed in the war.

1:32

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