Brian VanDeMark, author of several histories on the American involvement in the Vietnam War

03/11/2025 1h 4min Episodio 349
Brian VanDeMark, author of several histories on the American involvement in the Vietnam War

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November 1963 was a month of two watershed assassinations: President John F. Kennedy and Ngo Dihn Diem, president of South Vietnam. The murder of these two men dramatically altered the hsitory of the 1960s in the United States and Southeast Asia. On this week's leaders and “Leaders and Legends” podcast, we bring back the world’s pre-emient historian of the Vietnam War, Professor Brian VanDeMark, to discuss how America got more deeply involved in the conflict and why we weren’t able to get out until more than 50,000 Americans were killed.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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