Ken Burns: The Civil War & The Vietnam War & The War Documentaries DVD Box Set

Region 1 - USA This box set contains 3 complete series. The Civil War documentary brings to life America's most destructive and defining conflict. It’s a saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself to become one. The film contains 9 episodes. The Vietnam War tells the epic story of one of the most divisive and controversial events in American history. The series explores the war through the testimony of nearly 80 witnesses from all sides: those who fought and others who opposed as well as combatants and civilians from North and South Vietnam. The film contains 10 episodes. The War explores the history and horror of World War II by following ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in our history. The series recounts the experiences of a number of individuals from American communities as they move through the war in the Pacific, African and European theaters, and focuses on the effect of the war on them, their families and their communities. The film contains 7 episodes.