Extended Look

The Vietnam War

About the Episode

Ken Burns & Lynn Novick tell the story behind their most ambitious film to date.

Aired: | Expires: | Runtime: 2m 00s

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Extras

Ho Chi Minh's Letter

In 1919, a young Ho Chi Minh delivers a letter to the American delegation.

1:24
Humanity

A Viet Cong soldier realizes his American enemy is not unlike his own countrymen.

0:55
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
Understanding the Enemy

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

2:56
Losses in His Family

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

0:57
Rolling Thunder

President Johnson and Secretary McNamara discuss strategy by phone.

1:10
Ho Chi Minh Trail

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

1:20
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

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