USH: Vietnam War Archives - Daniel Aaron Lazar Sat, 04 Sep 2021 06:45:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 When Martin Luther King Came Out Against Vietnam https://daniellazar.com/2017/07/10/when-martin-luther-king-came-out-against-vietnam/ Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:03:58 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5726 Dr. King’s Riverside Church address exemplified how, throughout his final 18 months of life, he repeatedly rejected the sunny optimism of his 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech and instead mourned how that dream had “turned into a nightmare.” But the speech also highlighted how for Dr. King, civil rights was never a discrete problem … Continue reading When Martin Luther King Came Out Against Vietnam →

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]]> The Vietnam War, as Seen by the Victor https://daniellazar.com/2015/08/05/the-vietnam-war-as-seen-by-the-victor/ Wed, 05 Aug 2015 09:11:51 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5312 The event, known in the United States as the fall of Saigon and conjuring images of panicked Vietnamese trying to crowd onto helicopters to be evacuated, is celebrated as Reunification Day here in Hanoi. The holiday involves little explicit reflection on the country’s 15-year-plus conflict, in which North Vietnam and its supporters in the South … Continue reading The Vietnam War, as Seen by the Victor →

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]]> Vietnam war photo essay from the Atlantic https://daniellazar.com/2015/04/05/vietnam-war-photo-essay-from-the-atlantic/ Sun, 05 Apr 2015 13:51:50 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5208 check out this three-part series. Harrowing. Mind bending. 

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]]> The Vietnamese tribesmen who fought alongside American Special Forces https://daniellazar.com/2014/01/04/the-vietnamese-tribesmen-who-fought-alongside-american-special-forces/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 11:22:34 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4800 The indigenous Montagnards, recruited into service by the American Special Forces in Vietnam’s mountain highlands, defended villages against the Viet Cong and served as rapid response forces. The Special Forces and the Montagnards—each tough, versatile, and accustomed to living in wild conditions—formed an affinity for each other. In the testimony of many veterans, their working … Continue reading The Vietnamese tribesmen who fought alongside American Special Forces →

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]]> Johnson tapes: Richard Nixon's 'treason https://daniellazar.com/2013/04/07/johnson-tapes-richard-nixons-treason/ Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:12:49 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4390 Declassified tapes of President Lyndon Johnson’s telephone calls provide a fresh insight into his world. Among the revelations – he planned a dramatic entry into the 1968 Democratic Convention to re-join the presidential race. And he caught Richard Nixon sabotaging the Vietnam peace talks… but said nothing. “…It begins in the summer of 1968. Nixon … Continue reading Johnson tapes: Richard Nixon's 'treason →

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]]> PBS American Experience: My Lai Massacre https://daniellazar.com/2013/02/17/pbs-american-experience-my-lai-massacre/ Sun, 17 Feb 2013 09:52:21 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4197 What drove a company of American soldiers — ordinary young men from around the country — to commit the worst atrocity in American military history? Were they “just following orders” as some later declared? Or, did they break under the pressure of a vicious war in which the line between enemy soldier and civilian had … Continue reading PBS American Experience: My Lai Massacre →

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]]> A Story of Ap Bac https://daniellazar.com/2011/09/18/a-story-of-ap-bac/ Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:09:07 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=2770 These are the words that the 93rd Helicopter Company wrote in January ’63 after The Battle of Ap Bac. They were sung to the tune of “On Top Of Ol’ Smokey”.

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]]> LBJ Admits Murder of Diem https://daniellazar.com/2011/09/18/lbj-admits-murder-of-diem/ Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:52:11 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=2709 LBJs confession, straight from the horse’s mouth  

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]]> Vietnam War(s) Lecture https://daniellazar.com/2010/12/11/vietnam-war-lecture/ Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:47:34 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=2293 Here is my Vietnam War Lecture. Lecture Outline: Imperial Roots On the Back of a Tiger The Arrogance of Power Opposition Peace with Honor Legacies

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]]> Vietnam Four Options Assignment https://daniellazar.com/2008/06/29/vietnam-four-options-assignment/ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:05:28 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/2008/06/29/vietnam-four-options-assignment/ A couple of notes before you get started: Read the instructions carefully. Make time to do this assignment well. Read everything and think about what you are reading. You will have been provided with the necessary background information in a class lecture. You may access this lecture on the website should you so desire. Page … Continue reading Vietnam Four Options Assignment →

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