Despite initial resistance, captivated by the Burns-Novic Vietnam series

At first I didn't want to watch the Burns-Novick series, The Vietnam War, having lived through that era - it was too painful to re-create and revisit, and I was pretty sure I knew all the ground this documentary series would cover. But as the first few episodes played on the TV in the adjacent room, couldn't help it - they drew me in and I was captivated. Yes, it was painful to watch - to see the suffering not only of US soldiers but also the Vietnamese soldiers (and civilians), to see the hypocrisy and dissembling of US leaders, notably Nixon and Kissinger, to see once again how pointless this war was, what a waste of lives and fortunes, for nothing, in the end, but ego and macho. Though I was pretty familiar w/ the history of the war and of the war resistance in the US and elsewhere, it was still powerful and moving to see these many news clips, war photography, plus contemporary interviews with those involved in many facets of the war, including several North Vietnamese veterans. I had no idea so much on-the-ground footage existed. Burns has outdone himself; there is nothing in this series of the saccharine tone in his famous Civil War series - this is much more dynamic, nuanced, and provocative, worth anyone's time - everyone's.