HIST391 - THE VIETNAM WAR

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
HIST391 - THE VIETNAM WAR
Term
2017A
Syllabus
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
401
Section ID
HIST391401
Meeting times
TR 1200PM-0130PM
Meeting location
ANNENBERG SCHOOL 111
Instructors
WALDRON, ARTHUR
Description
A thorough historical, military, and social history of the Vietnam war, which lasted in one form or another from the end of WWII in 1945 to 1975, in which occurred the longest and most humiliating defeat in our history. Since that time the Vietnamese have published hundreds of documents, some in English, which provide an entirely new perspective on what we believed during the war. These, supplemented by other primary and secondary materials, as much as possible written by Vietnamese or by Americans having first-hand knowledge, will form the backbone of the course. The various American and Vietnamese strategies will be scrutinized carefully, and a good deal said about the home front in America. The actual fighting, thatdetermined the outcome, will not be slighted. We expect at least some guest speakers having long diplomatic or military experience in Vietnam. The present will be our conclusion. Lectures TTH 12-1:30; midterm in class, short paper, anregular final. If you want to understand the world you now live in, this coursea good place to start.
Course number only
391
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false
Major Concentrations
Major/Minor Requirements Fulfilled