Ken Burns surveyed the audience at the Kennedy Center in Washington and asked that anyone who served in the Vietnam war stand up. Ken Burns returns to take on Vietnam – 'a war we have consciously ignored' Read moreThen Burns asked everyone who had protested against the war to stand up too. But perhaps most potent was a vignette on the Vietnam war memorial in Washington, which included veterans breaking down in tears and an anti-war protester expressing regret for the way returning soldiers were abused. A century after that conflict, the Vietnam war left more than 58,000 Americans dead, triggered deep social unrest and sowed the seeds of the country’s present polarisation. They feel that about us and and our guys feel that about them.”Based in Walpole, New Hampshire, Burns describes The Vietnam War as his most challenging and therefore most satisfying work.

Source: The Guardian September 16, 2017 06:00 UTC