Commentary on The Vietnam War by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick

Many of us watched the series and there are as many opinions as there are Vietnam veterans. But the commentary below I found of interest. Feel free to comment via the link at the bottom of this post. – Bear

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Commentary:

Burning History: The Fallacy of Inevitability and The Truncation of History

Final Thoughts: Paradigm shifts regarding the meaning of unwinnable, and the phrase the war ended, are imperative by John M. Del Vecchio

Veterans angry, disappointed following PBS’ Vietnam War documentary by Tatiana Sanchez

Justifying Betrayal of Vietnam Emerges as the Raison d’être Of Ken Burns’ Film on the War by Phillip Jennings – October 11, 2017

The Vietnam War Documentary: Doom And Despair by Bing West – October 12, 2017

Oliver North: PBS and Ken Burns get Vietnam – and Richard Nixon – wrong, againFoxNews – October 27, 2017

 

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Watch the series: The Vietnam War by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick

About Roger Young

Roger "Bear" Young served with the Silver Spurs as a Scout crew chief and Line Chief from Dec '69 through Nov '70. Upon his return to the "world" he served at Hunter AAF as a Cobra Periodic Inspection team leader. He founded the Spur website in Sept 1997.
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