The Vietnam War ( TV series ) - wikipedia The Vietnam War ( TV series ) The Vietnam War Genre Documentary Written by Geoffrey C. Ward Directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Narrated by Peter Coyote Composer ( s ) Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of episodes 10 Production Cinematography Buddy Squires Editor ( s ) Tricia Reidy Paul Barnes Erik Ewers Craig Mellish Running time 1035 mins ( 171⁄4 hours ) Distributor Public Broadcasting Service Release Original network Public Broadcasting Service Original release September 17, 2017 External links Website www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-vietnam-war/home Play media Conversation with Ken Burns about the series. Video by the LBJ Library The Vietnam War is a 10 - part, 17 - and - a-quarter - hour American television documentary series about the Vietnam War written by Geoffrey C. Ward and directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. The first episode premiered on PBS on September 17, 2017. The script is by Geoffrey Ward, and the series is narrated by Peter Coyote. Contents 1 Production 2 Episodes 3 Interviewees 4 Home media 5 Book 6 Reception 6.1 Critical reception 7 Soundtrack 7.1 Episode overview 7.2 Original score album 7.3 Soundtrack album 8 References Production The series cost around $30 million and took more than 10 years to make. It was produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, who had previously collaborated on The War ( 2007 ), Baseball : The Tenth Inning ( 2010 ), and Prohibition ( 2011 ). The production companies were WETA - TV in Washington, D.C., and Burns ' Florentine Films. The series features interviews with 79 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war or opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the North and the South. Burns deliberately avoided `` historians or other expert talking heads '' and `` onscreen interviews with polarizing boldfaced names like John Kerry, John McCain, Henry Kissinger and Jane Fonda. '' Instead, interviews were intended to provide a ground - up view of the War from the perspective of everyday people who lived through it. The third episode features an interview with retired UPI reporter Joseph L. Galloway, who was awarded a Bronze Star with `` V '' device for assisting with the wounded in the Battle of Ia Drang. Others interviewed include Vincent Okamoto, and Tim O'Brien, author of The Things They Carried, a popular collection of linked short stories about the war. The researchers for the film also accessed more than 24,000 photographs and examined 1,500 hours of archival footage. Within the series ' 17 - and - a-quarter - hours, there are scenes covering 25 battles, ten of which are detailed scenes documenting and describing the action from multiple perspectives. Episodes No. Episode Original air date `` Déjà Vu '' ( 1858 -- 1961 ) 90 minutes September 17, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 17 ) After a century of French occupation, Vietnam emerges independent but divided into North and South. `` Riding the Tiger '' ( 1961 -- 1963 ) 90 minutes September 18, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 18 ) As a communist insurgency gains strength, President Kennedy wrestles with American involvement in South Vietnam. `` The River Styx '' ( January 1964 -- December 1965 ) 2 hours September 19, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 19 ) With South Vietnam near collapse, President Johnson begins bombing the North and sends US troops to the South. `` Resolve '' ( January 1966 -- June 1967 ) 2 hours September 20, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 20 ) US soldiers discover Vietnam is unlike their fathers ' war, while the antiwar movement grows. 5 `` This Is What We Do '' ( July 1967 -- December 1967 ) 90 minutes September 21, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 21 ) Johnson escalates the war while promising the American public that victory is in sight. 6 `` Things Fall Apart '' ( January 1968 -- July 1968 ) 90 minutes September 24, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 24 ) Shaken by the Tet Offensive, assassinations and unrest, America seems to be coming apart. 7 `` The Veneer of Civilization '' ( June 1968 -- May 1969 ) 2 hours September 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 25 ) After chaos roils the Democratic Convention, Richard Nixon, promising peace, narrowly wins the presidency. 8 `` The History of the World '' ( April 1969 -- May 1970 ) 2 hours September 26, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 26 ) Nixon withdraws US troops but when he sends forces into Cambodia the antiwar movement reignites. 9 `` A Disrespectful Loyalty '' ( May 1970 -- March 1973 ) 2 hours September 27, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 27 ) South Vietnam fights on its own as Nixon and Kissinger find a way out for America. American POWs return. 10 `` The Weight of Memory '' ( March 1973 -- Onward ) 2 hours September 28, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 28 ) Saigon falls and the war ends. Americans and Vietnamese from all sides search for reconciliation. Interviewees Everett Alvarez, American navy pilot and POW from 1964 to 1973 Nguyen Nguyet Anh, North Vietnamese Army truck driver Nancy Biberman, American anti-war activist Anne Harrison Bowman, American military family member Philip Brady, American military and NBC News correspondent Nguyen Thoi Bung, National Liberation Front officer Philip Caputo, Marine second leiutenant and journalist Rion Causey, 101st Airborne Division medic Tran Ngoc Chau, ARVN colonel and province chief of Kien Hoa, among other high - ranking roles Le Van Cho, North Vietnamese Army Max Cleland, First Cavalry officer Le Quan Cong, Veteran of anti-French guerilla campaigns and National Liberation Front Carol Crocker, Military family member Jean - Marie Crocker, Military family member Cao Xuan Dai, North Vietnamese Army Bui Diem, South Vietnamese ambassador to the U.S., among other high - ranking roles Huy Duc, Journalist Bill Ehrhart, Marine Duong Van Mai Elliot, Viet Cong researcher Ron Ferrizzi, 1st Cavalry Division Helicopter Crew Chief Joan Furey, Staff nurse at the 71st Evacuation Hospital in Pleiku Joseph Galloway, Reporter for UPI Robert Gard, Military aide to Robert McNamara, retired four - star general Leslie Gelb, Defense Department analyst James Gillam, Army sergeant Phil Gioia, Army officer Donald Gregg, CIA Roger Harris, Marine in I Corps Matt Harrison, U.S. Military Victoria Harrison, Military family member Mike Heaney, Platoon leader in the 1st Cavalry ( Airmobile ) Division Stuart Herrington, Army intelligence officer Nguyen Thi Hoa, Nation Liberation Front Jan Howard, Country singer and military family member Le Cong Huan, Viet Minh and National Liberation Front officer Tran Ngoc `` Harry '' Hue, ARVN lieutenant colonel Samuel Hynes, WWII veteran, Swarthmore College and Northwestern University English professor during the war Le Minh Khue, Ho Chi Minh Trail repair worker, North Vietnamese Army journalist Hal Kushner, Army flight surgeon, POW Ho Huu Lan, North Vietnamese Army officer John Laurence, CBS News correspondent Pham Luc, Propaganda poster painter Karl Marlantes, Third Marine Division Craig McNamara, anti-war demonstrator, son of Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara Merrill McPeak, Fighter pilot, Air Force Chief of Staff John Musgrave, Third Marine Division John Negroponte, foreign service officer in Vietnam, aide to Henry Kissinger during peace talks Nguyen Ngoc, Viet Minh, military journalist, and political officer in the North Vietnamese Army Dong Si Nguyen, North Vietnamese Army commander charged with maintaining the Ho Chi Minh trail Bao Ninh, North Vietnamese Army, author Tim O'Brien, infantryman, author Vincent Okamoto, 25th Infantry Division officer Eva Jefferson Paterson, anti-war activist Rufus Phillips, Army officer, CIA officer, USAID official and State Department consultant Juan Ramirez, Marine Robert Rheault, Special Forces James Scanlon, South Vietnamese Army advisor Neil Sheehan, reporter Wayne Smith, combat medic Frank Snepp, CIA analyst and interrogator Nguyen Thanh Son, 174th NVA Regiment Lewis Sorley, Tank battalion executive officer Nguyen Tai, North Vietnamese spy, counterespionage officer in Saigon Lo Chac Tam, North Vietnamese Army leader Pham Duy Tat, ARVN army general Tran Cong Thang, North Vietnamese Army combat engineer Lam Quang Thi, ARVN lieutenant general Tran Ngoc Toan, South Vietnamese marines Jack Todd, Army deserter Nguyen Van Tong, National Liberation Front 9th Division officer Phan Quang Tue, Worker in the Office of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Saigon Nguyen Thanh Tung, Viet Minh and National Liberation Front Nick Ut, Associated Press photographer Juan Valdez, Marine Thomas J. Vallely, Marine corporal, founder of the Vietnam Program at the Harvard Kennedy School George Wickes, Office of Strategic Services James Willbanks, ARVN advisor, career officer Samuel V. Wilson, General, headed of the USAID pacification program Bill Zimmerman, Anti-war activist Photographs and additional details about the interviewees can be seen on the PBS website. Home media The Vietnam War was released on Blu - ray and DVD on September 19, 2017. Extras include a 45 - minute preview program, two segments on the lives of two of the series ' participants, and deleted scenes. The series is also available for digital download. Book Accompanying the series is a 640 - page companion book, The Vietnam War : An Intimate History by Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns. Containing an introduction by Burns and Novick, it was published by Burns ' long - time publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, and released on September 5, 2017. Reception Critical reception Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the series an approval rating of 97 % based on 30 reviews and a weighted average score of 9.5 / 10. The site 's critical consensus states, `` The Vietnam War revisits a dark chapter in American history with patience, grace, and a refreshing -- and sobering -- perspective informed by those who fought. '' Metacritic, another aggregator, gave the series a normalized score of 90 out of 100 based on 18 reviews, indicating `` universal acclaim ''. Washington Post opinion writer George Will noted that the series is `` an example of how to calmly assess episodes fraught with passion and sorrow. '' He continues : `` The combat films are extraordinary ; the recollections and reflections of combatants and others on both sides are even more so, featuring photos of them then and interviews with many of them now. '' Will concludes his column by declaring the series a `` masterpiece ''. On the other hand, the San Jose Mercury News writer Tatiana Sanchez reported that some American and South Vietnamese veterans were `` angry, ( and ) disappointed '' with the documentary. They characterized it as a `` betrayal ''. She writes : `` veterans of the South Vietnamese military say they were largely left out of the narrative, their voices drowned out by the film 's focus on North Vietnam and its communist leader, Ho Chi Minh. And many American veterans say that the series had several glaring omissions and focused too much on leftist anti-war protesters and soldiers who came to oppose the war. '' Historian Mark Moyar published a review in which he criticized the series. Moyar felt that Burns and Novick overemphasized American battlefield defeats from 1966 -- 1967 while glossing over the many victories. He also felt that Burns did not properly explain why American generals ordered their forces to fight so fiercely for seemingly meaningless hills ; Moyar feels that engaging the Viet Cong in sparsely populated areas was a superior option to letting them draw near populated cities, where American airpower and artillery would require more careful use. Moyar also contended that Burns and Novick should have more strongly emphasized the amount of foreign aid that the North Vietnamese received from the Chinese and that both Vietnams were not entirely self - sufficient. He also believed that Nixon, a mercurial president who expressed many contradictory opinions, could not be taken entirely seriously in the tape excerpts used in the documentary wherein he appears to express a desire to cut South Vietnam loose immediately after the 1972 elections and the Paris Peace Accords, while the documentary let the excerpts stand as seeming fact. Vietnam Veterans for Factual History, a Texas - based interest group with which Moyar is associated, wrote an open letter to Burns saying the film 's `` significant factual inaccuracies, omissions, and distortions deliver a message that is very negatively slanted against both the nation of South Vietnam and American involvement. '' The letter also said `` The film portrays U.S. support for South Vietnam as blustering, blundering jingoism and the choice of music, graphics, and interviewees demonstrates a bias in favor of the militant leftist anti-war cliches of the 1960s. '' Soundtrack Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, current members of the band Nine Inch Nails, were tasked to score the series, and provide both original music and a compilation soundtrack of popular songs. Episode overview Episode 1 includes Bob Dylan 's `` A Hard Rain 's Gonna Fall '', T - Bone Walker 's `` Mean Old World '', and Rosemary Clooney 's `` Come On - A In My House ''. The Dylan song is reprised over the closing credits. Episode 2 includes Miles Davis ' `` So What '', Bill Doggett 's `` Honky Tonk ( Part 1 ) '', Woody Guthrie 's `` Dirty Overalls '', The Ventures ' `` Walk, Do n't Run '', and Ben E. King 's `` Stand By Me ''. Sam Cooke 's recording of `` Mean Old World '' ( the same song performed by T - Bone Walker in the first episode ) plays over the end credits. Episode 3 includes Bob Dylan 's `` With God On Our Side '', Buffy Saint - Marie 's `` Universal Soldier '', Johnnie Wright 's `` Hello Vietnam '', Phil Ochs ' `` I Ai n't Marchin ' Anymore '', The Animals ' `` It 's My Life '', The Rolling Stones ' `` Play With Fire '', Donovan 's `` The War Drags On '', Johnny Cash 's `` Big River '', Barry McGuire 's `` Eve of Destruction '', Burl Ives ' `` Little Drummer Boy '', and over the closing credits, `` Turn ! Turn ! Turn ! by The Byrds. Episode 4 includes The Staple Singers ' `` Masters of War '', Wilson Pickett 's `` Mustang Sally '', Doub Wamble 's `` A Hard Rain 's A-Gonna Fall '', Howlin ' Wolf 's `` Smokestack Lightning '', Pete Seeger 's `` The Willing Conscript '', Simon & Garfunkel 's `` The Sound of Silence '', Donovan 's `` Sunshine Superman '', Bob Dylan 's `` One Too Many Mornings '', Simon & Garfunkel 's `` I Am A Rock '', The Temptations ' `` Ai n't Too Proud To Beg '', Wayne Shorter `` Footprints '', Bob Dylan 's `` Talking World War III Blues '', The Ventures ' `` Wild Child '', Bob Dylan 's `` One Too Many Mornings '' and Genesis 's `` Ravine ''. Simon & Garfunkel 's `` The Sound of Silence '' played over the closing credits. Episode 5 includes Jimi Hendrix 's `` Are You Experienced ? '', The Spencer Davis Group 's `` I 'm a Man '', Cream 's `` Strange Brew '', Pete Seeger 's `` Waist Deep In The Big Muddy '', and, over the closing credits, the Rolling Stones ' `` Paint It Black ''. Episode 6 includes Big Brother and the Holding Company 's `` Summertime '', Jimi Hendrix 's `` Voodoo Chile '', Vanilla Fudge 's `` You Keep Me Hangin ' On '', The Beatles ' `` Tomorrow Never Knows '', Jefferson Airplane 's `` White Rabbit '', Eddie Harris 's `` Live Right Now '' and, over the closing credits, Procol Harum 's `` A Whiter Shade of Pale ''. Episode 7 includes Simon & Garfunkel 's `` Blues Run the Game '', The Beatles ' `` Revolution 1 '', Khanh Ly 's `` Uot Mi '', Simon & Garfunkel 's `` Anji '', The Rolling Stones ' `` Street Fighting Man '', `` Buffalo Springfield 's `` For What It 's Worth '', Simon & Garfunkel 's `` Bookends Theme '', Bob Dylan 's `` Do n't Think Twice, It 's All Right '', Big Brother & the Holding Company 's `` Piece of My Heart '', The Velvet Underground 's `` The Gift - Instrumental '', Steppenwolf 's `` Magic Carpet Ride '', The Sandals ' `` Lonely Road '', and, over the closing credits, Otis Redding 's `` Tell the Truth ''. Episode 8 includes Led Zeppelin 's `` Dazed and Confused '', The Beatles ' `` While My Guitar Gently Weeps '', The Box Tops ' `` The Letter '', Three Dog Night 's `` Circle for a Landing '', Creedence Clearwater Revival 's `` Bad Moon Rising '', Country Joe McDonald 's `` I Feel Like I 'm Fixing to Die Rag '', Santana 's `` Soul Sacrifice '', the Zombies ' `` Time of the Season '', Otis Redding 's `` Respect '', Santana 's `` Waiting '', Nina Simone 's `` Come Ye '', Bob Dylan 's `` Subterranean Homesick Blues '', The Beatles ' `` Blackbird '', Merle Haggard & the Strangers ' `` Okie from Muskogee '', The Plastic Ono Band 's `` Give Peace a Chance '', Cream 's `` Born Under a Bad Sign '', Eddie Harris w / `` Live Right Now '', B.B. King 's `` The Thrill is Gone '', Bob Dylan 's `` Farewell, Angelina '', Booker T. & the M.G. 's '' w / `` Time is Tight '', The Temptations ' `` Psychedelic Shack '', Joni Mitchell 's `` Woodstock '', and, over the closing credits, `` Ohio '' by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Episode 9 includes The Youngbloods ' `` Get Together '', The Animals ' `` We Gotta Get Out of this Place '', The Rolling Stones ' `` Gimme Shelter '', Jefferson Airplane 's `` Embryonic Journey '', The Bob Crewe Generation Orchestra 's `` Barbarella '', Joan Baez 's `` Where Have All the Flowers Gone ? '', Link Wray 's `` Tail Dragger '', Ray Charles ' `` America the Beautiful '', The Fairport Convention 's `` The Lord is in this Place '', and, over the closing credits, Marvin Gaye 's `` What 's Goin ' On ? ''. Episode 10 includes `` Kashmir '' by Led Zeppelin, `` All Along the Watchtower '' by Jimi Hendrix, `` Bridge Over Troubled Water '' by Simon & Garfunkel, and, at the very end of the series, `` Let It Be '' by the Beatles. Original score album The score includes original compositions and reworked pieces from Nine Inch Nails songs and their award - winning scores for The Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. In addition, supplemental new music was arranged and performed by cellist Yo - Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble, and also by David Cieri and Doug Wamble. The CD was released on September 15, 2017. The Vietnam War : The Score ( Disc One ) No. Title Length 1. `` Less Likely '' 6 : 20 2. `` Four Enclosed Walls '' 5 : 34 3. `` The Forever Rain '' 5 : 01 4. `` Remnants '' 4 : 57 5. `` Other Ways To Get To The Same Place '' 8 : 06 6. `` Torn Polaroid '' 5 : 15 7. `` Before Dawn '' 2 : 44 8. `` What Comes Back '' 7 : 36 9. `` Justified Response '' 3 : 49 10. `` Counting Ticks '' 5 : 28 Total length : 54 : 50 The Vietnam War : The Score ( Disc Two ) No. Title Length 1. `` A World Away '' 6 : 12 2. `` The Right Things '' 8 : 52 3. `` Passing The Point '' 4 : 25 4. `` Strangers In Lockstep '' 4 : 57 5. `` Before And After Faith '' 6 : 24 6. `` The Same Dream '' 4 : 17 7. `` Haunted '' 5 : 20 Total length : 40 : 27 Soundtrack album The PBS website describes the series as featuring `` more than 120 iconic popular songs that define the era '', including songs by then contemporary artists. Of these, 38 songs were selected for the series ' soundtrack album, which was released on September 15, 2017. The Vietnam War : The Soundtrack ( Disc One ) No. Title Artist ( s ) Length 1. `` A Hard Rain 's Gonna Fall '' Bob Dylan 6 : 52 2. `` Hello Vietnam '' Johnnie Wright 3 : 05 3. `` It 's My Life '' The Animals 3 : 09 4. `` Eve Of Destruction '' Barry McGuire 3 : 35 5. `` Turn ! Turn ! Turn ! ( To Everything There Is a Season ) '' The Byrds 3 : 49 6. `` Masters of War '' The Staple Singers 4 : 38 7. `` Mustang Sally '' Wilson Pickett 3 : 01 8. `` Smokestack Lightning '' Howlin ' Wolf 3 : 08 9. `` Backlash Blues '' Nina Simone 2 : 28 10. `` The Sound of Silence '' Simon & Garfunkel 3 : 05 11. `` One Too Many Mornings '' Bob Dylan 2 : 37 12. `` Ai n't Too Proud To Beg '' The Temptations 2 : 36 13. `` Are You Experienced ? '' Jimi Hendrix 4 : 15 14. `` I 'm A Man '' Spencer Davis Group 2 : 56 15. `` Green Onions '' Booker T & The MG 's 2 : 56 16. `` Strange Brew '' Cream 2 : 46 17. `` Waist Deep In The Big Muddy '' Pete Seeger 2 : 55 18. `` A Whiter Shade Of Pale '' Procol Harum 4 : 08 19. `` The Lord Is In This Place '' Fairport Convention 1 : 58 20. `` For What It 's Worth '' Buffalo Springfield 2 : 33 Total length : 66 : 30 The Vietnam War : The Soundtrack ( Disc Two ) No. Title Artist ( s ) Length 1. `` Do n't Think Twice It 's Alright '' Bob Dylan 3 : 37 2. `` Piece Of My Heart '' Janis Joplin 4 : 13 3. `` Magic Carpet Ride '' Steppenwolf 4 : 31 4. `` Tell The Truth '' Otis Redding 3 : 11 5. `` The Letter '' The Box Tops 1 : 52 6. `` Bad Moon Rising '' Creedence Clearwater Revival 2 : 21 7. `` Soul Sacrifice '' Santana 6 : 37 8. `` Okie From Muskogee '' Merle Haggard 2 : 42 9. `` The Thrill Is Gone '' B.B. King 4 : 02 10. `` Psychedelic Shack '' The Temptations 3 : 50 11. `` Ohio '' Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 3 : 03 12. `` Get Together '' The Youngbloods 4 : 39 13. `` Gimme Shelter '' The Rolling Stones 4 : 30 14. `` Tail Dragger '' Link Wray 4 : 49 15. `` America The Beautiful '' Ray Charles 3 : 35 16. `` What 's Going On '' Marvin Gaye 3 : 52 17. `` Bridge Over Troubled Water '' Simon & Garfunkel 4 : 53 18. `` Let It Be '' The Beatles 3 : 50 Total length : 70 : 07 References Jump up ^ `` THE VIETNAM WAR, A New Film By Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, to Air Fall 2017 on PBS ''. PBS. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Ken Burns on the legacy of the Vietnam War ''. CBS News. August 23, 2015. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Ken Burns returns to PBS with ' Vietnam War ' ''. USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 11. ^ Jump up to : Schuessler, Jennifer ( 2017 - 09 - 01 ). `` Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Tackle the Vietnam War ''. The New York Times. ISSN 0362 - 4331. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 18. Jump up ^ Watch Full Episodes Online of The Vietnam War Broadcast Version on PBS, retrieved 2017 - 09 - 18 Jump up ^ ' The Vietnam War Episode 3 ' preview, PBS Tuesday, PBS, Ken Burns, September 19, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017. Jump up ^ Schuessler, Jennifer ( 2017 - 09 - 01 ). `` Shot by Shot : Building a Scene in Ken Burns and Lynn Novick 's Vietnam Epic ''. The New York Times. ISSN 0362 - 4331. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 18. ^ Jump up to : `` Two Soundtracks Announced For Ken Burns ' The Vietnam War ' Doc ''. uDiscoverMusic. 2017 - 08 - 18. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 17. Jump up ^ `` The Vietnam War : An Intimate History ''. Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 30. Jump up ^ `` The Vietnam War : Miniseries ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Vietnam War : Season 1 ''. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Jump up ^ Will, George ( September 15, 2017 ). `` ' The Vietnam War ' is a masterpiece -- and a model for assessing our history ''. The Washington Post. Retrieved September 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Sanchez, Tatiana ( September 29, 2017 ). `` Veterans angry, disappointed following PBS ' Vietnam War documentary ''. The Mercury News. Retrieved October 11, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Moyar, Mark. `` A Warped Mirror ''. City Journal. Retrieved 21 October 2017. ^ Jump up to : Vietnam veterans challenge Ken Burns on the accuracy of his epic documentary ^ Jump up to : `` Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross detail their score to Ken Burns ' new Vietnam War documentary ''. Consequence of Sound. 2017 - 08 - 20. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 17. Jump up ^ `` About The Music The Vietnam War ''. About The Music The Vietnam War. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 17. Films and TV series of Ken Burns Films and TV series Films directed Brooklyn Bridge ( 1981 ) The Shakers : Hands to Work, Hearts to God ( 1984 ) The Statue of Liberty ( 1985 ) Huey Long ( 1985 ) The Congress ( 1988 ) Thomas Hart Benton ( 1988 ) Empire of the Air : The Men Who Made Radio ( 1991 ) Lewis & Clark : The Journey of the Corps of Discovery ( 1997 ) Not for Ourselves Alone ( 1999 ) Mark Twain ( 2001 ) Horatio 's Drive ( 2003 ) Unforgivable Blackness : The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson ( 2004 ) The Central Park Five ( 2012 ; co-directed with Sarah Burns & David McMahon ) The Address ( 2014 ) Defying the Nazis : The Sharps ' War ( 2016 ; co-directed with Artemis Joukowsky ) TV series directed The Civil War ( 1990 ) Baseball ( 1994 ) Thomas Jefferson ( 1997 ) Jazz ( 2001 ) The War ( 2007 ) The National Parks : America 's Best Idea ( 2009 ) The Tenth Inning ( 2010 ) Prohibition ( 2011 ; co-directed with Lynn Novick ) The Dust Bowl ( 2012 ) The Roosevelts ( 2014 ) Jackie Robinson ( 2016 ; co-directed with Sarah Burns & David McMahon ) The Vietnam War ( 2017 ; co-directed with Lynn Novick ) TV series produced The West ( 1996 ) Cancer : The Emperor of All Maladies ( 2015 ) See also Ken Burns effect Vietnam War Participants North Vietnam ( Viet Minh / PAVN, Viet Cong ) South Vietnam ( ARVN ) United States Related conflicts Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Cold War ( 1962 -- 79 ) Background French Indochina Japanese occupation State of Vietnam ( 1949 -- 1955 ) Viet Minh Battle of Dien Bien Phu Geneva Conference ( 1954 ) 1955 referendum North Vietnamese invasion of Laos 1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt Events 1962 : Strategic Hamlet Program 1963 : Buddhist crisis Coup against Diem 1964 : Gulf of Tonkin Incident / Resolution December coup 1965 : U.S. escalation / `` Americanization '' 1965 South Vietnamese coup Bombing of North Vietnam 1968 : Tet Offensive ( Khe Sanh, Hue ) 1970 : Cambodian Campaign 1971 : Vietnamization policy, ARVN campaign in Laos 1972 : Easter Offensive Christmas bombings 1973 : Paris Peace Accords 1974 : Invasion and capture of the Central Highlands 1975 : 1975 Spring Offensive Fall of Saigon Aftermath Cambodian -- Vietnamese War Sino - Vietnamese War Vietnamese boat people Vietnam Veterans Memorial Normalization of US -- Vietnam relations Other topics Agent Orange Australia in the Vietnam War Ho Chi Minh trail Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War Pentagon Papers SEATO Sihanouk Trail South Korea in the Vietnam War United States news media and Vietnam Vietnam War in film Vietnam War in games War crimes ( Hue, My Lai, Đắk Sơn ) Weapons of the Vietnam War Battles and operations Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Vietnam_War_(TV_series)&oldid=815100517 '' Categories : 2017 American television series debuts Documentary films about the Vietnam War Documentary television series about war Films directed by Ken Burns Films scored by Trent Reznor Films scored by Atticus Ross Hidden categories : Pages using infobox television with editor parameter Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 12 December 2017, at 19 : 45. 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Question: who is narrating the vietnam war series on pbs
Answer: Peter Coyote