The Vietnam War

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Call Number: Adult Blu-ray / Nonfiction / History / Vietnam War, Blu-ray 959.704 Vi
On Shelf At: Westgate Branch

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Title from title screen.
Originally broadcast in 2017.
Wide screen (16x9).
Special features: The making of "The Vietnam War"; Bonus content.
Episode one: Déjà vu (1858-1961) -- Episode two: Riding the tiger (1961-1963) -- Episode three: The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965) -- Episode four: Resolve (January 1966-June 1967) -- Episode five: This is what we do (July 1967-December 1967) -- Episode six: Things fall apart (January 1968-July 1968) -- Episode seven: The veneer of civilization (June 1968-May 1969) -- Episode eight: The history of the world (April 1969-May 1970) -- Episode nine: A disrespectful loyalty (May 1970-March 1973) -- Episode ten: The weight of memory (March 1973-Onward)
Narrated by Peter Coyote.
In an immersive narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
Blu-ray, region A, wide screen (16x9); 5.1 surround; requires Blu-ray player.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

A look at events more than 40 years ago, but definitely worth watching today submitted by valjean on July 29, 2018, 8:59pm As you go through this series you'll see how we haven't learned from many of our mistakes. When we were struggling to advance the image of America during the 60s, so many unintended consequences were the fallout. Watching this really teaches you about the same kind of wars and events the US has been involved in this last decade.

Looking back at a war of my generation submitted by ccrose on August 4, 2019, 6:15pm The Vietnam War, the clear-eyed but compassionate documentary 6 part series by Ken Burns, was hard to watch but I learned or relearned how it all unfolded, why Kennedy decided to firm our presence at a point when citizens shrugged and followed. It was hard to watch the violence but also the disillusionment as it escalated, drafting young men. It was familiar to see how and why citizens said no more. It’s weird to be old enough to remember naïveté then to slowly wake up. Complex issues. Terrible human costs. Definitely watch it with your older children.