The vietnam war is a 10part, 18hour documentary film series directed by ken burns and lynn novick. Follow on his adventure 50 years ago with stories and photographs from his book, vietnam remembered. This immersive 10part series tells the epic story of one of the most divisive, consequential and misunderstood events in american history. Episode 4, resolve january 1966june 1967 ken burns. Vietnam in hd episode 4 an endless war 19681969 l vietnam. Defying american airpower, north vietnamese troops and materiel stream down the ho chi minh trail into the south. Enjoy the latest content from your local pbs station. Veterans angry, disappointed following pbs vietnam war.
Sep 27, 2017 vietnam in hd episode 4 an endless war 19681969 l vietnam in hd known as vietnam lost films outside the us is a 6part american documentary television miniseries that originally aired from november 8 to november 11, 2011 on the history channel. Sep, 2017 by the end of the first episode, the french know that waging a war in vietnam is a lost cause. Aug 25, 2017 in an immersive narrative, ken burns and lynn novick tell the epic story of the vietnam war as it has neverbefore been told on film. Creators ken burns and lynn novick were honored with a 2017 special award from the american film institute for this series. American casualties and enemy body counts mount as marines face deadly north vietnamese ambushes and artillery south of the. The vietnam war is a 10part american television documentary series about the vietnam war written by geoffrey c. Explore episode four resolve january 1966june 1967. Sep 20, 2017 watch the vietnam war season 1, episode 4 resolve january 1966june 1967. The script is by geoffrey ward, and the series is narrated by peter coyote. Sep 22, 2017 30 thoughts on the vietnam war, episode 4. An immersive, 360degree narrative, the series tells the epic story of the vietnam war as it has never before been told on film. By january of 1966, us casualties in vietnam number in the thousands, and no easy solution to the conflict lies in sight.
Kennedy has worries about the conflict americans are sliding into. By mid1968, with us public support for the conflict fast ebbing away, the prospect of being drafted to participate in the crazy asian war playing out nightly on the nations tv screens. After a long and brutal war, vietnamese revolutionaries led by ho chi minh end nearly a. The first installment of a 10part, 18hour history of the vietnam war. What i find interesting and respect was the detail ken burns and his team put on the background and parallels between the french experience and the american one. American vietnam war veterans and south vietnamese vietnam war veterans meet up to discuss the pbs documentary on the vietnam war by american filmmaker ken burns on thursday, sept. The vietnam war features testimony from nearly 80 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. In an immersive 360degree narrative, burns and novick tell the epic story of the vietnam war as it has never before been told on film. Sep 21, 2017 after each episode of the vietnam war airs, our new podcast the american war will break down the major themes and questions raised. Watch the vietnam war episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. In this episode, we assault a fortified hill and it is glorious. I wish ken burns had a clip of that shock therapy session in his 18hour epic on the vietnam war, as it would cut through a lot of bullshit. Resolve defying american airpower, north vietnamese troops and materiel stream down the ho chi minh trail.
I found an honest attempt throughout to show the viewer that the war was complicated, heated, and damn near avoidable and thus increasingly tragic. Trained in military intelligence john hudanish was stationed in vietnam and focused on photographing civilian life during the war, not the war. The vietnam war episode 4 resolve january 1966june 1967. Shop the vietnam war documentary series by ken burns and lynn novick. Sync your viewing history and pick up where you left off on any device.
South vietnam fights alone as nixon and kissinger find a way out for america. Vietnam was a sideshow in 1962, under the broader foreboding of the cold war, when bob dylan wrote a hard rains agonna fall, his chilling prophecy at the start of this album and the film. The vietnam war find out about the creation of the series from ken burns and lynn novick. The vietnam war is a tenpart, 18hour documentary film series directed by ken burns and lynn novick. Deja vu 18581961 after a century of french occupation, vietnam emerges independent but divided. Titled resolve, the fourth episode of filmmakers ken burns and lynn novicks 10part, 18hour pbs documentary series the vietnam war covers.
Ken burns and lynn novick talk about episode 4 of the vietnam war, and those who never came home. Find out about the creation of the series from ken burns and lynn novick. Use my list to save your favorite shows and videos for later. Defying american airpower, north vietnamese troops and materiel stream down the ho chi minh trail into the south, while saigon. Find out when the vietnam war is on tv, including series 1 episode 1. In an immersive narrative, ken burns and lynn novick tell the epic story of the vietnam war as it has neverbefore been told on film.
Timeline world history documentaries 1,073,732 views 48. Resolve january 1966june 1967 us soldiers discover vietnam is unlike their fathers war, as. Fearing saigons collapse, president johnson escalates americas military commitment, authorizing sustained bombing of the north and deploying ground troops in the south. Ken burns and lynn novicks tenpart, 18hour documentary series, the vietnam war, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in american history as it has never before been told on film. A television history 1983 is a part american documentary and television miniseries about the vietnam war 19551975 from the perspective of the united states. The vietnam war, episode 4, resolve january 1966june 1967. Kennan and other witnesses arguing against our involvement. It was produced for public television by wgbhtv in boston, and it was originally broadcast on pbs between october 4 and december 20, 1983. Us soldiers discover vietnam is unlike their fathers war, while the antiwar movement grows. After each episode of the vietnam war airs, our new podcast the american war will break down the major themes and questions raised. The vietnam war features testimony from nearly 80 witnesses. The river styx january 1964december 1965 with south vietnam in chaos, hardliners in hanoi seize the initiative and send combat troops to the south, accelerating the insurgency.
The first episode premiered on pbs on september 17, 2017. The vietnam war is a tenpart, 18hour documentary film series directed by ken burns and lynn novick that will air on pbs on sun, september. Mar 26, 2017 i am back with some more rising storm 2. A film by ken burns and lynn novick school edition dvd av item,complete series adapted for classroom use, plus discussion guide with correlated clips. Iraq, afghanistan, vietnam john musgrave is a marine veteran who counsels activeduty soldiers and veterans. The vietnam war features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses. Explore episode five this is what we do july 1967december 1967. North vietnamese troops and materiel stream down the ho chi minh trail into the south. An episodebyepisode guide to watching the vietnam war.