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The vietnam war by ken burns and lynn novick provides an indepth look at one of the most divisive events in united states history. With peter coyote, huy duc, duong van mai elliott, james willbanks. This is what we do july 1967december 1967 president johnson escalates the war while promising the public that victory is in sight. Ken burns vietnam war documentary explores the human dimensions of the war told through revelatory testimony of firsthand witnesses.
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