Vietnam – The Longest War A fellow Vietnam vet, a Marine A4 / CAS pilot, sent me a very revealing link that will shock you. It’s an excerpt of a book chapter written by Lt. General Charles Cooper, USMC (Ret) that demonstrates LBJ’s disingenuous behavior, his micromanagement and mismanagement of the Vietnam War. He believed […]
Operation Rolling Thunder – Part II
A Followup – Operation Rolling Thunder From 1965 to 1968, the 7th Air Force conducted “graduated bombing” of North Vietnam targets to persuade the enemy to come to terms dictated by the LBJ administration to end the war and limit their ability to conduct the war. The backbone of the operation was the Wild Weasel […]
The Domino Theory – The Vietnam War
Vietnam War and The Domino Theory How well do you understand the Domino Theory? Do you know the background? Half our population was not born in the sixties, so I doubt they have any idea why it was the pretext for our involvement in a SE Asian war lasting from 1961 to 1975. Others may […]
Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War – 1945 -1975
That is the title of Michael Maclear’s documentary published in 1981.The book is an excellent, comprehensive historical review of the war. It is one that I used along with over thirty other references as background for my historical narrative RECALL published late last year. I highly recommend Maclear’s book for history buffs. The in-depth documentary […]
“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 […]
