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The Vietnam War

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Series telling the epic story of the Vietnam War.

Ten years in the making, this immersive series tells the epic story of the Vietnam War, bringing the war and the chaotic epoch it encompassed viscerally to life.

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Ken Burns

Lynn Novick

Geoffrey C Ward

Sarah Botstein

The Vietnam War: Series 1: Episode 6: Things Fall Apart (January 1968-June 1968)

Things Fall Apart (January 1968-June 1968)

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Episode 6: Things Fall Apart (January 1968-June 1968)

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North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launch surprise attacks on cities and bases.

Series telling the story of the Vietnam War. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launch surprise attacks on cities and military bases.

On the eve of the Tet holiday, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launch surprise attacks on cities and military bases throughout the South, suffering devastating losses but casting grave doubt on promises from the Johnson administration that there is 'light at the end of the tunnel.' The president decides not to run again and the country is staggered by assassinations and unrest.

The Vietnam War: Series 1

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