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10. The Weight of Memory (March 1973 - Onward)

9. A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)

8. The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)

7. The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)

Cast

Peter Coyote (Self - Narrator)Huy Duc (Self - North Vietnam)James Willbanks (Self - Army Advisor)Duong Van Mai Elliott (Self - Saigon)Ben Rappaport (Mogie Crocker)Josh Lucas (Pete Hunting)

Creator

Geoffrey C. Ward

Synopsis

A comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.

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Ken Burns and Lynn Novick bring The Vietnam War's horrors to those born too late to witness it

For those of us born after 1975, the Vietnam War is not far enough in the past to feel detachedly academic, not…

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Kevin Pang

PublishedSeptember 15, 2017

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Ken Burns and Lynn Novick bring The Vietnam War's horrors to those born too late to witness it