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Things Fall Apart (January 1968-June 1968)

The Vietnam War Series 1
Episode 6 of 10

Series telling the story of the Vietnam War. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launch surprise attacks on cities and military bases.

On the eve of the Tet holiday, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launch surprise attacks on cities and military bases throughout the South, suffering devastating losses but casting grave doubt on promises from the Johnson administration that there is 'light at the end of the tunnel.' The president decides not to run again and the country is staggered by assassinations and unrest.

51 minutes

Last on

Sat 24 Aug 2019 23:25
主播大秀 Four

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:05

    Big Brother & the Holding Company & Janis Joplin

    Summertime

  • 00:11

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Voodoo Chile

  • Vanilla Fudge

    You Keep Me Hangin' On

  • 00:21

    The Beatles

    Tomorrow Never Knows

  • 00:26

    Nine Inch Nails

    2 Ghosts I

  • 00:41

    Jefferson Airplane

    White Rabbit

  • 00:43

    Nine Inch Nails

    13 Ghosts II

  • Eddie Harris

    Live Right Now

  • New York City Labor Chorus

    We Shall Overcome

  • Jacqueline Schwab

    My Country, 'Tis of Thee

  • Procol Harum

    A Whiter Shade Of Pale

Credits

Director Ken Burns
Director Lynn Novick
Writer Geoffrey C Ward
Producer Sarah Botstein
Producer Ken Burns
Producer Lynn Novick

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