The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward)

While the Watergate scandal rivets Americans' attention, the Vietnamese continue in a civil war. When North Vietnamese troops pour into the South, Saigon collapses. For the next 40 years, all sides search for healing and reconciliation.

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Format: Video
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2017]
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Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 48 min., 12 sec)) : sound, color.
Series: Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
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Summary: While the Watergate scandal rivets Americans' attention, the Vietnamese continue in a civil war. When North Vietnamese troops pour into the South, Saigon collapses. For the next 40 years, all sides search for healing and reconciliation.
Item Description: Originally released by PBS, 2017.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 24, 2018.
Wounds of War (4:47); Civil War and Rectitude (3:00); Watergate Scandal (2:27); War of the Flags (5:11); Deteriorating Conditions in South Vietnam (4:45); North Vietnamese Control (7:48); North Vietnamese Progress (5:15); Closing in on Saigon (6:01); Lost Loved Ones (1:54); Fall of Saigon (11:18); Final Embassy Evacuations (5:04); Communist Control of Saigon (9:04); Unified Vietnam? (8:10); Americans Remember Vietnam (6:31); Vietnam Memorial (6:34); Reconnecting with Vietnam (9:19); Life After War (7:18); Credits: The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward) (3:13); try 2 (1:02); Leaving Vietnam (6:10);
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While the Watergate scandal rivets Americans' attention, the Vietnamese continue in a civil war. When North Vietnamese troops pour into the South, Saigon collapses. For the next 40 years, all sides search for healing and reconciliation.
9 - 12, Academic/AP.
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 48 min., 12 sec)) : sound, color.
Format: Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: 9 - 12, Academic/AP.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.