Geoffrey Wawro is University Distinguished Research Professor of History and Director of the Military History Center at the University of North Texas. This interview is based on his new book, The Vietnam War: A Military History (Basic Books, 2024). JF: […]
Vietnam
Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức and the journalist who photographed him
We’ve all seen the image. Over at Zocalo Public Square historian Ray Boomhower tells us more about the photographer, Malcolm W. Browne. Here is a taste: While President John F. Kennedy was talking by phone with his brother, U.S. Attorney […]
Does the United States need to re-examine the value of military dominance?
University of Texas historian Jeremi Suri takes a historical approach to this question. Here is a taste of his piece at The New York Times; History is clear: We would be better off with more modest, restrained military and strategic […]
Kazin: Biden must tell the truth about Afghanistan to save his presidency
Georgetown University historian and Current contributor Michael Kazin compares Biden to LBJ. Here is a taste of his piece at The New York Times: For days now, the news media has likened the chaotic end of our misadventure in Afghanistan, and the […]
“To charge President Biden with ‘losing’ Afghanistan makes no more sense than tagging President Gerald Ford with ‘losing’ Vietnam”
Historian Andrew Bacevich, in an op-ed at the New York Daily News, writes, “The war in Vietnam was effectively lost well before Ford even took office. The same judgment applies to Biden and Afghanistan.” Here is a more extended taste […]
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