Extras
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
In 1945, people gather to hear Ho Chi Minh declare Vietnamese independence.
Declaration of Independence
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Clip: Episode 3 | Vietnam's Beauty
A Marine discusses his surprise in discovering the beauty of the Vietnamese landscape.
Clip: Episode 3 | Vietnam's Beauty
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Clip: Episode 3 | The 9th Party Plenum
In Hanoi, two North Vietnamese factions disagree about how best to proceed in the war.
Clip: Episode 3 | The 9th Party Plenum
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Clip: Episode 3 | Reporters in Vietnam
A journalist discovers that it is not always possible to remain neutral reporting on war.
Clip: Episode 3 | Reporters in Vietnam
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Soldiers discuss the psychological shock of witnessing death on the battlefield.
Clip: Episode 3 | Ia Drang
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Clip: Episode 3 | Early Antiwar Movement
An antiwar movement begins to grow as Americans learn of the conflict in Vietnam.
Clip: Episode 3 | Early Antiwar Movement
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
North Vietnamese forces ambush South Vietnamese Marines responding to a downed helicopter.
Clip: Episode 3 | Binh Gia
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Consulting with Ken Burns & Lynn Novick
Two of the film’s participants discuss working with the filmmakers.
Consulting with Ken Burns & Lynn Novick
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Official Trailer | No Single Truth
Watch an official trailer for The Vietnam War.
Official Trailer | No Single Truth
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross | Composing The Score
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross discuss composing the film's score.
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross | Composing The Score
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Not Since The Civil War | First Look
A GI recalls how the Vietnam War divided American society.
Not Since The Civil War | First Look
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
How Am I Doing This? | First Look
A GI talks about his fear of land mines, and the courage it took just to walk in Vietnam.
How Am I Doing This? | First Look
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
U.S. forces launch airstrikes on North Vietnam in December, 1972.
Christmas Bombing
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
A Marine describes how war exposes a dark side of human nature.
Finishing School
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Ken Burns & Lynn Novick tell the story behind their most ambitious film to date.
Extended Look
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Vietnamese vs. Vietnamese | First Look
A N. Vietnamese soldier laments how the war pitted Vietnamese against each other.
Vietnamese vs. Vietnamese | First Look
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Social Change Was Coming | First Look
The Vietnam era was marked by protests, not just about war, but also for social change.
Social Change Was Coming | First Look
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
A South Vietnamese soldier is shot but fights on.
Shot Right Here | First Look
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
A Vietnamese woman learns that the powerful American military is coming to her country.
Save Us | First Look
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Profound Sense of Humanity | First Look
A VietCong soldier realizes his American enemy is not unlike his own countrymen.
Profound Sense of Humanity | First Look
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
A mother wonders how she'll be informed if her son is injured in combat.
A Mother's Worry | First Look
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
A decorated Army veteran talks about the young men who fought the Vietnam War.
Men Like This | First Look
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
The Fear Went Away | First Look
A navy pilot describes being shot down on his first combat mission.
The Fear Went Away | First Look
The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
Expanding the Draft | First Look
With the Vietnam War ramping up, college students begin to worry about the draft.
Expanding the Draft | First Look
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