Title from disc label. "Course no. 8713" 24 lectures, total approx. 672 min. Lectures by John C. McManus.
Contents:
Disc 4. Vietnam becomes a country, not just a war. French Indochina and the Viet Minh -- Dien Bien Phu and Vietnam divided, 1953-1959 -- Five leaders who defined the Vietnam War -- The rise of the Viet Cong, 1959-1962 -- South Vietnam in crisis, 1963 -- Disc 2. The Gulf of Tonkin and a crossroads, 1964 -- The Vietnam War in the skies -- America goes all in, 1965 -- The world of the American combat soldier -- The world of the Vietnamese combat soldier -- Guns, gear and food in the Vietnam War -- Disc 3. False optimism, failing strategies, 1966-1967 -- How to fight an asymmetric war -- The Tet Offensive, 1968 -- America in turmoil, 1968 -- Race, culture, and women in the Vietnam War -- The antiwar movement in America -- Disc 4. Nixon and Vietnamization, 1969 -- The race against time, 1970 -- America pulls back, the north strikes, 1971-1972 -- The bitter end, 1972-1975 -- Vietnam's casualties, prisoners, and MIA -- Vietnam becomes a country, not just a war.
Summary:
"The latter half of the 20th century was a turbulent time for Vietnam. This small Southeast Asian country once occupied by France found itself divided after nationalist revolutionaries overthrew the colonial government, splitting the country between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the north and the Republic of Vietnam in the south. Worse still, tensions between the two territories gave way to a decades-long civil conflict that would ensnare the likes of China, the USSR--and perhaps most notably--the United States. Dig into this globally significant and politically transformative conflict in The Vietnam War. Join expert John C. McManus as he reconstructs the Vietnam War in stunning detail."--Publisher's website.
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