As I watch the news, there is a constant parade of threats to our country- Some real, some imagined, or hyped, but others represent truly existential dangers to the homeland. And some are threats that I have dramatized in my novels over the past ten years. Maybe coincidence, maybe prescience. Published in the mystery, thriller, […]
The Summer of 1968- The Vietnam War and World Events Fifty Years Ago
– 50 Years Ago – The Summer of 1968 and The Vietnam War – When it comes to international turmoil and American history, 1968 is without parallel. There was a lot more going on than the Vietnam War at that time. Most of the major events occurred against the backdrop of the Cold War tensions. […]
Vietnam Amnesia
VIETNAM AMNESIA 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War’s turning point – A conflict that few recall firsthand. Half of our population was not even born during that fourteen year war starting in 1961 with JFK’s introduction of American military advisors to prevent the spread of monolithic communism in Southeast Asia. The “Domino […]
Is the World Less Chaotic Today than Fifty Years Ago? Comparing 2018 to 1968
Comparing Today’s World to 1968 I wrote this post a couple of weeks ago and as timing would have it, CNN is airing a four part documentary this weekend on the pivotal and chaotic year of 1968. Think the world is a mess today? Facing existential threats- Iran and North Korean nuclear ambitions? Continuing wars […]
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 […]
Did Fake News Lose the Vietnam War?
DID FAKE NEWS LOSE THE VIETNAM WAR? That was the eye-catching title of an Op Ed in the Wall Sreet Journal on January 30th by William J. Luti that I thought worthy of passing along to my blog readers in case they missed the article. Mr. Luti is a retired career Navy captain who served […]
