After producing films on the Civil War (‘the most important event of the 19th century’) and World War II (‘the most important world event of the 20th century’), acclaimed documentary film-maker Ken Burns thought he was done with wars.
At the back of his mind, however, lay the Vietnam War – which Burns calls ‘the most important American event of the second half of the 20th century’. Coming to the conclusion that contemporary divisions in America could be traced back to Vietnam, Burns believed that the time was ripe for the war’s significance to be unpicked.
A DECADE OF AGONY
In a press release announcing the new documentary series, he stated,
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