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500 Words or Less Reviews: Ken Burns’ The Vietnam War

September 19, 2018 Ben Plunkett 3 Comments Colonialism, Documentary, France, Jane Fonda, Japan, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Marc Leepson, Peter Coyote, The Vietnam War, Vietnam, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans of America

A review of the powerful and heart-rending 10-part, 17.5-hour documentary miniseries by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.

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500 Words or Less Reviews: The War

July 9, 2018 Ben Plunkett 3 Comments Documentary, Ken Burns, The War, World War II

Those who lived it still only know it as The War. Via his miniseries by the same name, Ken Burns takes us on a journey all over the world through the eyes of citizens of four American towns who lived the horrors and greatnesses of World War II.