Burns and "The American Revolution" co-director David Schmidt walk in Colonial Williamsburg. Burns says he does not take his ...

American history is more polarizing than ever. But the country’s leading storyteller wants to prove there’s still an appetite ...

Ken Burns told Axios that his forthcoming six-part series — "The American Revolution" — has been in the works since December 2015 and required "years and years and years" of filming war reenactors ...

Ken Burns' The Vietnam War documentary has been praised for its attention to detail, its depth, and its ability to focus on such a wide swath of the war.With 10 episodes and 18 hours to dedicate ...

The most prolific documentarian of our time, Ken Burns's documentaries have become a fixture in the classroom, and with good reason. The post Ranked: The best Ken Burns documentaries to watch ...

It’s interesting -- many of the men who fought in World War II were 18, 19, 20 years old. They were asked to be professional killers. They saw horrible, horrible things.

The War is the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of every family on every street in ...

In a new two-part documentary film for PBS on da Vinci’s life, co-directed and written by Ken Burns’ daughter Sarah Burns and his son-in-law David McMahon, the trio of filmmakers leave their ...

WILLIAMSBURG — Ken Burns did not realize America was on the eve of its 250th anniversary when he started planning “The American Revolution” documentary, portions of which were previewed here ...