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 : The “Forgotten War?”… Really?
Vietnam, The Forgotten War? Before the Vietnam War, Korea was dubbed the “forgotten war.” That terminology has also been applied to Vietnam by some pundits and historians. But is it appropriate? Ask any vet, I think not. That war still haunts many who suffered wounds, both physically and mentally, and suffered from PTSD and drug […]
Vietnam War Myths Revisited
Vietnam – Fact or Fiction? Recently I read some commentary that said poor, teenage draftees, mostly black, served as cannon fodder in the Vietnam War. Having researched this subject and previously written a blog dispelling eleven common Vietnam War myths, this allegation struct me as off- base propaganda to serve a political bias or agenda. […]
Vietnam War’s Operation “Rolling Thunder”
– 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 […]
