Contact Us FAQ Français
Home / Ken Burns: The Vietnam War (School Edition)

Ken Burns: The Vietnam War (School Edition)

Maple Leaf This item is only available for Canadian orders.

Catalogue Number:  041893
Producer:  PBS Video
Subject:  Documentary, History, Social Studies
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin:  United States
Copyright Year:  2017
Running Time:  1003
Closed Captions:  Yes


Request Preview Access

This special version just for educators features the complete 10-part, 18-hour series, edited for profanity and nudity. The set also includes a selection of video clips correlated to a discussion guide that support classroom instruction on the history and legacy of the Vietnam War. The materials examine key military, political, and cultural events as well as the diverse human experiences featured in the film. 

The series tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history. Visceral and immersive, it explores the human dimensions of the war through revelatory testimony of witnesses from all sides - Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as combatants and civilians from North and South Vietnam. The series includes rarely seen, digitally re-mastered archival footage from sources around the globe, photographs taken by some of the most celebrated photojournalists of the 20th century, historic television broadcasts, evocative home movies, and secret audio recordings from inside the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. THE VIETNAM WAR features iconic musical recordings from the greatest artists of the era, and haunting original music from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross as well as the Silk Road Ensemble featuring Yo-Yo Ma. 

Includes:

  • Community Discussion and Engagement Guide (PDF) 
  • Video Clips (45 minutes) - Video clips correlated to lesson plans 
  • The Making of The Vietnam War 

 

Bonus Content: 

1. The March Down the Ho Chi Minh Trail (02m29s) 
2. An American Woman in a War Zone (02m50s) 
3. Delivering Bad News (04m36s) 
4. Hero Pilot of North Vietnam (05m12s) 
5. Tigers, Elephants and Helicopters (03m15s) 
6. For No Reason at All (01m43s) 
7. Fellow Warriors Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan (20m36s) 
8. A Vietnam War Deserter in a West Point Classroom (06m54s) 
9. Facing the Draft Board (03m34s) 
10. Behind the Lines at Long Binh (05m06s) 
11. Captured Spy and an American Interrogator (11m07s) 

1003 Minutes on 6 Discs. 


For viewing in a McIntyre Playlist, see the Chapters tab to access the program.


Related Titles

The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick...

PBS Video 041882

Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's ten-part, 18-hour documentary series, THE VIETNAM WAR, tells the epic...

American Experience: The Great War

PBS Video 041867

The Great War tells the rich and complex story of World War I through the voices of nurses...

Vietnam: Canada's Shadow War

Merit Entertainment Inc. MEI005

Few people know it, but when it comes to the Vietnam War, Canada was a nation of enablers. While...


Browse Our Collection By Subject

View All Subjects