Hindsight may encourage a cynical view of the vietnam conflict, but this second episode of ken burns and lynn novicks ambitious 18hour. Episode 2 the nightlight a marine remembers being afraid when assigned a listening post at night. Communists in the north aim to reunify the country, while america supports ngo dinh diems untested regime in the south. 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. The vietnam war features testimony from nearly 100. A comprehensive history of the united states involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in southeast asia. The vietnam war is a tenpart, 18hour documentary film series directed by ken burns and lynn novick that will air on pbs in september 2017. Visit watch wkar originals now wkar family give now to wkartv whats on tonight full schedule 20200417t20. Explore a selection of the songs featured in each episode below. Iraq, afghanistan, vietnam john musgrave is a marine veteran who counsels activeduty soldiers and veterans.
A film by ken burns and lynn novick 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. The vietnam war features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many americans who fought in the war and. This series is one of the few pbs series to carry a tvma rating. A television history 1983 is a part american documentary and television miniseries about the vietnam war 19551975 from the perspective of the united states. President kennedy inspires idealistic young americans to serve their country and wrestles with how deeply to get involved in south vietnam. Titled the river styx, the third episode of filmmakers ken burns and lynn novicks 10part, 18hour pbs documentary series the vietnam war covers the time period from january 1964 to december. The vietnam war features a soundtrack with more than 120 popular songs that define the era. Emotionally gripping world war ii drama world on fire premieres on sunday, april 5, 2020. The vietnam war remembered from all sides 2003, and workingclass war. The vietnam war video thirteen new york public media. The story of a marine grunt in the first battle of khe sanh april 1967 duration.
An immersive 360degree narrative, the series tells the epic story of the vietnam war. The script is by geoffrey ward, and the series is narrated by peter coyote. Episode 6 living is the difficult thing a captured army doctor recounts his experience of being taken prisoner by the viet cong. As the increasingly autocratic diem regime faces a growing communist insurgency and widespread buddhist protests, a grave political crisis unfolds. The vietnam war and our national identity 2015, patriots. I continue to be impressed with the quality of this series. This immersive 10part series tells the epic story of one of the most divisive, consequential and misunderstood events in american history. The vietnam war is a tenpart, 18hour documentary film series directed by ken burns and lynn novick that will air on pbs this fall sunday, september 17, 2017. As the increasingly autocratic diem regime faces a growing communist insurgency and widespread buddhist protests, a grave political crisis. With south vietnam near collapse, lbj bombs the north and sends us troops to the south. Riding the tiger 19611963 the vietnam war, episode 2.
Although vietnam has been a part of my life, and i have read a fair amount about both the country, and the war s in the country, there is much new material, that. The vietnam war, a 10part, 18hour documentary film series directed by ken burns and lynn novick, premiered in september 2017 on pbs stations nationwide in an immersive narrative, burns and novick tell the epic story of the vietnam war as it has neverbefore been told on film. Resolve january 1966june 1967 us soldiers discover vietnam is unlike their fathers war, as. The vietnam war is a tenpart, 18hour documentary film series directed by ken burns and lynn novick. The vietnam war is a 10 part, 18hour documentary film series directed by ken burns and lynn novick. But first, we need you to sign in to pbs using one of the services below. The vietnam war is a 10part american television documentary series about the vietnam war written by geoffrey c.
The vietnam war features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses. 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. 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. Ken burns and lynn novick present an epic chronicle of the vietnam war, featuring the soldiers, protesters, politicians and families. The vietnam war episode 2 riding the tiger 19611963 hdclump.
They will talk about the militarycivilian divide that grew on american college campuses during the vietnam war and what has changed today because of efforts to heal that rift. As a communist insurgency gains strength, president john f. 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. The vietnam war, episode two, pbs richard morris, author. Like an actor, it reflects events as they occur and presses the action. Titled riding the tiger, the second episode of filmmakers ken burns and lynn novicks 10part, 18hour pbs documentary series the vietnam war covers the years 1961 to 1963. With peter coyote, huy duc, duong van mai elliott, james willbanks. The vietnam war explicit language the vietnam war is a tenpart, 18hour documentary film series directed by ken burns and lynn novick that will air on pbs this fall sunday, september 17, 2017. The first episode premiered on pbs on september 17, 2017. It was produced for public television by wgbhtv in boston, and it was originally broadcast on pbs between october 4 and december 20, 1983 later, it was rebroadcast as part of the pbs series american experience from. Riding the tiger 19611963 episode 2 pbs skip to main content. John musgrave is a marine veteran who counsels activeduty soldiers and veterans. The episode also indicated to me the importance of owning the series, and not just watching it once on pbs. The vietnam war season 2 release date on pbs, episodes.
After a long and brutal war, vietnamese revolutionaries led by ho chi minh end nearly a century of french colonial occupation. Ken burns and lynn novick talk about episode 2 of the vietnam war, and the idealism we often forget is what led us into vietnam in the first. Documentarians ken burns and lynn novick have spent the past decade making a film that aims to exhume the war s buried history. A marine remembers being afraid when assigned a listening post at night near the dmz and how that fear stays with him today.
With the cold war intensifying, vietnam is divided in two at geneva. Funding for the vietnam war is provided by bank of america. What follows is a brief summary of episode two of the ken burnslynn novick special the vietnam war along with my personal commentaries, songs, and writings about where i was during this period. Hindsight may encourage a cynical view of the vietnam conflict, but this second episode of ken burns and lynn novicks ambitious 18hour chronicle presses home the point that kennedyera. As a communist insurgency gains strength, jfk wrestles with us involvement in vietnam. His next post, about episodes 3 and 4, will appear following the latters east coast broadcast on wednesday, september 20.