PBS Previews: The Vietnam War | #2 Sights & Sounds
The filmmakers discuss finding the imagery and recording the score for The Vietnam War. Find out about the creation of the film from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS
PBS Previews: The Vietnam War | #4 Unsettled History
The filmmakers discuss working with historical experts on The Vietnam War. Find out about the creation of the film from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS
PBS Previews: The Vietnam War | #5 Echoes Of Vietnam
The filmmakers discuss the impact of the Vietnam war era on the present day. Find out about the creation of the film from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS
PBS Previews: The Vietnam War | #3 In Country
The filmmakers discuss filming on location in Vietnam. Find out about the creation of the film from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS
Not Since The Civil War | First Look
A GI recalls how the Vietnam War divided American society. One of many perspectives on The Vietnam War: An Epic Event from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS
How Am I Doing This? | First Look
A GI talks about his fear of land mines, and the courage it took just to walk in Vietnam. One of many perspectives on The Vietnam War: An Epic Event from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS
Christmas Bombing
President Nixon authorizes U.S. forces to launch airstrikes on North Vietnam in December, 1972. #VietnamWarPBS
Finishing School
A Marine contends that a dark side of human nature may be in us and that we are capable of tremendous violence.
Combat is an Enormous High | First Look
A soldier describes the enormous high and enormous cost of being in combat. One of many perspectives in The Vietnam War: An Epic Event from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS
Men Like This | First Look
A decorated Army veteran talks about the young men who fought the Vietnam War. One of many perspectives on The Vietnam War: An Epic Event from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS
Vietnamese vs. Vietnamese | First Look
A N. Vietnamese soldier laments how the war pitted Vietnamese against each other. One of many perspectives in The Vietnam War: An Epic Event from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS.
Profound Sense of Humanity | First Look
A Viet Cong soldier realizes his American enemy is not unlike his own countrymen. One of many perspectives on The Vietnam War: An Epic Event from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS
The Fear Went Away | First Look
A navy pilot describes being shot down on his first combat mission. One of many perspectives in The Vietnam War: An Epic Event from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS
Everybody's Special | First Look
A Marine phones his mother when he doesn't think he'll make it out of Vietnam alive. One of many perspectives in The Vietnam War: An Epic Event from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS
Cowards or Heroes? | First Look
To escape a war they didn't believe in, some draftees went to Canada. One of many perspectives in The Vietnam War: An Epic Event from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS
Social Change Was Coming | First Look
The Vietnam era was marked by protests, not just for and against the war, but also for social change. One of many perspectives in The Vietnam War: An Epic Event from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS
Save Us | First Look
A Vietnamese woman learns that the powerful American military is coming to her country. One of many perspectives in The Vietnam War: An Epic Event from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS
Expanding the Draft | First Look
With the Vietnam War ramping up, college students begin to worry about the draft. One of many perspectives in The Vietnam War: An Epic Event from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS
A Mother's Worry | First Look
A mother wonders how she'll be informed if her son is injured in combat. One of many perspectives in The Vietnam War: An Epic Event from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. #VietnamWarPBS
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