Here is another resource for spurring critical thinking, courtesy of the Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee: Click here to access a Free PDF of 10 questions prepared by Paul Lauter, Professor...
Burns/Novick
Does the Burns/Novick Vietnam Documentary Deserve an Emmy?
By Doug Rawlings By the time I reached Episode Four in this ten-episode film, I concluded it should not be touted as an Emmy Award winning documentary. Episode Four “Resolve,” is the story of 1966,...
“The Veneer of Civilization” (June 1968-May 1969) and “The History of the World” (April 1969-May 1970)
This article originally appeared at Processhistory.org. By Christian G. Appy. Midway through Episode 7 of The Vietnam...
Daniel Ellsberg: “I think there were some some major omissions that are quite fundamental that disturbed me quite a bit, although the overall thing is very impressive.”
This article originally appeared www.wbur.org. By Peter O'Dowd. 18-Hour Vietnam Epic Is Lesson On Horror Of...
Why Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Are Too Hard on Anti-Vietnam War Protesters
This article originally appeared at Alternet.org. Caricatures of resistance are destructive to our democracy. By Jim...
STONY BROOKERS, YALE, AND KENT STATE
I saw part of one episode last night -- I haven't seen the others so I am not able to intelligently discuss the entire...
“This Is What We Do” (July-December 1967) and “Things Fall Apart” (January-July 1968) The Vietnam War, Episodes 5 and 6
This article originally appeared at Processhistory.org. By Christian G. Appy. Photo Courtesy of Bettman/Getty Images....
“The River Styx” (January 1964-December 1965) and “Resolve” (January 1966-June 1967)
This article originally appeared at processhistory.org. By Christian Appy. Episodes 3 and 4 take us from the early...
Bottom-Up Collective Drama or Top-Down Atrocity? The Vietnam War As Public Spectacle
One of the many images from Vietnam used to tell stories in the film By John Grant This Can't Be Happening The...
Vietnam speaks out on US documentary TV series ‘The Vietnam War’
This article originally appeared at e.vnexpress.net. By Staff Reporters. Vietnam's foreign ministry spokesperson hopes...
Anti-Vietnam War Activists Comment on Burns’ Sentimental Lies About Vietnam
This article originally appeared at Portside.org. The current PBS series on the war in Vietnam is stirring discussion...
“Winning the Hearts and Minds of the People!”
By Walter Teague. As a veteran and anti-war activist since 1964, viewing most of Ken Burn’s documentary The...
A letter to Burns/Novick about The Vietnam War Documentary
The following is a copy of an email I sent to Burns/Novick in 2014. I remember copying Michael Uhl and I am unable to...
Ideology as History: a Critical Commentary on Burns and Novick’s “The Vietnam War”
This article originally appeared at Counterpunch.org. by CHUCK O’CONNELL After watching Episodes One and Two of the...
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