– Operation “Rolling Thunder” – Why keep writing blogs about a war from over fifty years ago? Because my generation owes it to the current generation to pass on what we learned, or failed to learn in order to not to repeat the same mistakes. Half of our population was not even born then, and […]
Vietnam – “The Road Not Taken”
That was the title of Max Boot’s recent biography of Edward Lansdale , the famous CIA operative in the clandestine war in the P.I. before his participation in the Vietnam War. Lansdale played a vital role propping up Diem’s government in Saigon in the 1950’s and the 1960’s. The book documents his covert operations and […]
“Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics”
Below is an excerpt from the Epilogue in my novel, RECALL. The Vietnam War’s aftermath led to ingrained mindsets and perpetuated confused perceptions lasting decades and into the present. It’s difficult to unravel the complex issues, determine what’s relative, what’s credible in the fog of a war with so many conflicting versions and opinions preserved […]
More Reflections on the Vietnam War
Reflections on Vietnam Looking back fifty years ago to the 1968 North Vietnamese Tet offensive, I decided to write a series of blogs to jar the memory of those who lived though that era and who may not recall some of the facts and statistics of that controversial conflict. Plus, half of our current population […]
Hue -1968: The Beginning of the End of the War in Vietnam?
Hue 1968: The Beginning of the End? During the Chinese New Year, Tet ’68, The North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and the Viet Cong (VC) launched a major offensive in South Vietnam on January 30th. They hoped to spark a general uprising of the local inhabitants, cause Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) defections, and […]
Vietnam “Fake News” Revisited
Another Look at Vietnam “Fake News” On February 15, 2018, the Wall Street Journal printed excellent letters to the editor that debated fake news and the Tet offensive of ’68, which took place 50 years ago. The letters were written in response to William Luti’s Op Ed on the 30th of January, featured in my […]
