Oregon experience the vietnam war a conversation season. South vietnamese forces fighting on their own in laos suffer a. Explore episode nine a disrespectful loyalty may 1970march 1973. Hanoi lays plans for a massive surprise offensive, and the johnson administration reassures the american public that victory is in sight. The vietnam war by ken burns and lynn novick provides an indepth look at one of the most divisive events in united states history.
The vietnam war season 1 episode 9 a disrespectful loyalty may 1970march 1973 south vietnam fights on its own as nixon and kissinger find a way out for america. To answer this question, pbs and its partners are collecting photos, videos and text submissions from across america to capture the state and spirit of. Season 1 1m 50s a marine describes his heartbreak at returning home to face angry protesters. Learn more about other crucial historic events by shopping all remarkable. South vietnamese forces fighting on their own in laos suffer a terrible defeat. Communists in the north aim to reunify the country, while america supports ngo dinh diems untested regime in the south. Central to the 20th century history of vietnam is ho chi minh. Watch the vietnam war season 1, episode 9 a disrespectful loyalty may 1970march 1973. Mar 09, 2019 the vietnam war, an immersive tenpart, eighteen hour documentary film series directed by acclaimed filmmakers ken burns and lynn novick, tells the epic story of one of the most divisive.
The vietnam war 2017 online full episodes of season 1 yidio. Nearly 50 years after the end of combat operations in vietnam, oregonians remain deeply affected by the events of those times. Resolve january 1966june 1967 us soldiers discover vietnam is unlike their fathers war, as the antiwar movement grows. Nearly 9% of american households watched the initial episode, and an average of 9. Get current episodes now and future ones when available. From the very beginning, from episode 1 all the way through. Sep 17, 2017 the vietnam war 2017 full episodes online. Watch the vietnam war episodes online season 1 2017 tv. The ten thousand day war, a 26part canadian television documentary on the vietnam war, was. Vietnamese revolutionaries led by ho chi minh end nearly a century of french colonial occupation. With the cold war intensifying, vietnam is divided in two at geneva. A film by ken burns and lynn novick full episodes online. The vietnam war is a 10part american television documentary series about the vietnam war written by geoffrey c.
Ho moved to paris in 1917 and joined the communist party in 1920. Pbs invites america to be a part of pbs american portrait, a national storytelling initiative that seeks to define what it really means to be an american today. President kennedy inspires idealistic young americans to serve their country and wrestles with how deeply to get involved in south vietnam. As the optimism of the sixties curdles, the south vietnamese forces fighting on their own in laos suffer a terrible defeat. By december of 69, the rolling stones caught the drastic turn in the wind the spent optimism of the sixties. 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. By 1885 the french were in control of indochina and over 20 years or so pacified the population. But first, we need you to sign in to pbs using one of the services below. John musgrave is a marine veteran who counsels activeduty soldiers and veterans. Funding for the vietnam war is provided by bank of america.
Communists in the north aim to reunify the country, while america supports diems untested regime in the south. After a long and brutal war, vietnamese revolutionaries led by ho chi minh end nearly a century of french colonial occupation. Sep 28, 2017 watch the vietnam war season 1, episode 10 the weight of memory march 1973onward. After a long and brutal war, vietnamese revolutionaries led by ho. Sep 27, 2017 watch the vietnam war season 1, episode 9 a disrespectful loyalty may 1970march 1973. Ken burns and lynn novick talk about episode 9 of the vietnam war, and our. The vietnam war miniseries episode 9 rotten tomatoes. A disrespectful loyalty may 1970march 1973 episode 9 weta. In the finale, the watergate scandal rivets americans attention and forces president nixon to. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. The first episode is the higheststreamed series premiere in pbs.
After each episode of the vietnam war airs, our new podcast the american war will break down the major themes and questions raised. After nearly a century of french colonial rule, vietnam emerges independent, but divided. The first episode premiered on pbs on september 17, 2017. This first episode in the series deals with the history of vietnam up to 1954. This is what we do july 1967december 1967 american casualties and enemy body counts mount as marines face deadly north vietnamese ambushes and artillery south of the dmz and army units chase an elusive enemy in the central highlands. Ken burns vietnam war documentary explores the human dimensions of the war told through revelatory testimony of firsthand witnesses. Public support for the war declines, and american men of draft age face difficult. Watch the vietnam war season 1, episode 10 the weight of memory march 1973onward. Oregon experience explores the stories of a wide variety of people, from combat veterans, nurses and support personnel, to antiwar protestors and outspoken political leaders, grieving family members and todays vietnamese community all coming to terms with this. In history class, they only really taught us about vietnam in the late 60s to 70s and its easy to start seeing the conflict as something that america made, but after watching this, its interesting to see how america initially supported ho chi minh and his quest for independence from colonialism. A television history was the most successful documentary produced by pbs up to the time of initial broadcast.
Therefore, pbs also made an effort to make the vietnam war available on as many platforms as possible. Great to see how vietnam was long before the vietnam war, as we know it in america, came to be. The vietnam war, an immersive tenpart, eighteen hour documentary film series directed by acclaimed filmmakers ken burns and lynn novick, tells. Communists in the north aim to reunify the country, while america supports ngo dinh diems. Us soldiers discover vietnam is unlike their fathers war, as the antiwar. 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. South vietnam fights alone as nixon and kissinger find a way out for america. The oregon experience documentary, the vietnam war oregon remembers, explores the many ways oregonians were affected by the dramatic and traumatic events of those times. A disrespectful loyalty may 1970march 1973 episode 9 pbs. The veneer of civilization june 1968may 1969 september 25, 2017 season 1, episode 7. Ken burns and lynn novicks tenpart documentary series, the vietnam war, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in american history. Oregon experience the vietnam war oregon remembers season.