Aired Sunday 24 August, 9:35pm - 12:00amon PBS America (Freeview)

The Vietnam War

Name: 8:30pm - Series 1 Episode 10
Start: 2025-08-25T19:30:00Z
End: 2025-08-25T21:50:00Z
Location: PBS America (Freeview)

Series 1 Episode 8: The History of the World

With morale plummeting in Vietnam, President Nixon begins withdrawing American troops. As news breaks of an unthinkable massacre committed by American soldiers, the public debates the rectitude of the war, while an incursion into Cambodia reignites anti-war protests with tragic consequences.

Category: Documentary / War / History
Original air date: 26/09/2017

Cast and crew

Ken BurnsDirector
Lynn NovickDirector
Peter CoyoteNarrator

Upcoming broadcasts

Today, 6:10pmon PBS America (Freeview)
Series 1 Episode 9
Today, 8:30pmon PBS America (Freeview)
Series 1 Episode 10