Watch The Vietnam War (2017)

The Vietnam War is a critically acclaimed documentary series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. The 10-episode series premiered on PBS in 2017 and features interviews with over 80 witnesses and participants from all sides of the conflict, including American and Vietnamese soldiers, anti-war activists, government officials, journalists, and civilians.

Narrated by Peter Coyote, the series covers the period from the French colonial occupation of Vietnam in the 1850s to the fall of Saigon in 1975, with a special focus on the years of American involvement from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War was the longest and most divisive conflict in American history, and the series explores the complex political, social, and cultural factors that led to the war, its impact on both American and Vietnamese society, and its enduring legacy.

The series is structured chronologically, with each episode covering a specific period in the war. The first episode, "D