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Episode 7: “It's torturing me and I needed to tell you this.”

Episode 7: “It's torturing me and I needed to tell you this.”

FromThe American War


Episode 7: “It's torturing me and I needed to tell you this.”

FromThe American War

ratings:
Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Sep 26, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In America, the My Lai massacre helped turn Americans against the war, while in Vietnam, atrocities such as the massacre at Hue are still taboo subjects. Alyssa asks Ken and Lynn about telling stories of brutality and survival.
Released:
Sep 26, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (11)

A podcast guide to "The Vietnam War," the new documentary from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Washington Post Opinion columnist Alyssa Rosenberg breaks down each episode of the film with Burns and Novick themselves, getting the story behind the stories, and grappling with the lessons the United States learned -- and failed to learn -- in Vietnam and at home. Listen after you watch each episode of "The Vietnam War" for a new perspective on how the film was made and what it all means.