The Vietnam War
Riding the Tiger (1961-1963)
As a communist insurgency gains strength, JFK wrestles with US involvement in Vietnam.
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PBS Previews: The Vietnam War
Find out about the creation of the series from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
The Vietnam War
Combat is an Enormous High (Vietnamese Subtitles)
A soldier describes the enormous high and enormous costs of combat.
The Vietnam War
A Mother's Worry (Vietnamese Subtitles)
A mother wonders how she'll be informed if her son is injured in combat.
The Vietnam War
Everybody's Special (Vietnamese Subtitles)
A Marine phones his mother when he doesn't think he'll make it out of Vietnam alive.