Is there a connection? The current pipe bomb scare is typical of deranged persons trying to make a statement with a sensational threat. Something dramatic enough to catch national attention. This is nothing new. In my historical narrative, RECALL, I trace this violent, terroristic activity to the intense passions and divisions the Vietnam War caused. […]
The Vietnam War – The Agent Orange Controversy
Agent Orange and the Vietnam War Some refer to this topic as “the last Vietnam battle.” Let’s examine the facts. I sifted through multiple accounts that I will attempt to summarize for you to foster a better understanding of a complex, somewhat contentious subject. One poorly understood because of conflicting reports. One that Google research […]
How Well Do You Remember the Vietnam War?
Vietnam War Memories & An Excerpt from RECALL Half our population was not born in the 1960’s so they have no first-hand knowledge of the Vietnam War. They base their knowledge on war stories, movies, and a collection of myths – Not a reliable fact-based perspective, don’t be deluded. Many of those who were alive […]
Political Interference in the Vietnam War
Vietnam War -Political Interference My recently published fictional historical novel, RECALL, documents countless episodes of political interference in military affairs. To name a couple, DC civilian micromanagement imposing limiting rules of engagement and the pursuit of ill-advised strategies evolving from political considerations, not military deliberations in many cases. The conduct of the war was often […]
Vietnam: The Cultural Journey that Followed
The Cultural Journey Post-Vietnam “War is a weapon, use it wisely,” historian Bernard Lewis cautioned a decade ago in reference to the Middle East conflicts. “In 1940 we knew who we were, we knew who the enemy was, we knew the dangers and the issues… It is different today.We don’t know who we are, we […]
Vietnam – The Shadow Wars
The Shadow Wars of Vietnam The Vietnam war was an asymmetrical war, commonly referred to as a guerilla war. For those unfamiliar, it usually involved platoon or company size conflicts, not huge battles. The combat basically consisted of sporadic encounters with the Viet Cong in juggles, rain forests and rice paddies, not the large WWII […]
