The Vietnam War
Burns, Ken
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"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. Visceral and immersive
the series explores the human dimensions of the war through revelatory testimony of nearly 80 witnesses from all sides -- Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it
as well as combatants and civilians from North and South Vietnam. Ten years in the making
the series includes rarely seen
digitally re-mastered archival footage from sources around the globe
photographs taken by some of the most celebrated photojournalists of the 20th Century
historic television broadcasts
evocative home movies
and secret audio recordings from inside the Kennedy
Johnson and Nixon administrations. The Vietnam War features more than 100 iconic musical recordings from greatest artists of the era
and haunting original music from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross as well as the Silk Road Ensemble featuring Yo-Yo Ma.
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