7.4109 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestSaigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation.
An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
Editing
10 years of archival footage woven into devastating coherence.
Sound
Trent Reznor's score makes your soul hurt appropriately.
Writing
Geoffrey Ward's narration: poetry that punches.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick conducted over 1,000 interviews and used 25,000 photographs, but the most devastating footage came from Vietnamese cameramen whose work had never been seen in the West.
The series sparked controversy when military historians criticized its emphasis on American failure and moral complexity over traditional heroism — proving it had found its target.
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