U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War
Former U.S. Senator James Webb (D-VA), a Vietnam veteran who won the Navy Cross for his Marine Corps service as a rifle platoon and company commander, reassessed America’s involvement in the…
605 viewsFormer U.S. Senator James Webb (D-VA), a Vietnam veteran who won the Navy Cross for his Marine Corps service as a rifle platoon and company commander, reassessed America’s involvement in the…
605 viewsTwo U.S. Army Vietnam War veterans recalled their experiences leading enlisted soldiers and draftees as platoon leaders. This program was part of a Virginia Military Institute conference tit…
1,399 viewsThree military historians reconsidered a variety of perspectives on Vietnam War strategy. This program was part of a day-long conference hosted by the Virginia Military Institute titled: “Th…
1,052 viewsFormer Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivered the commencement address for the Virginia Military Institute Class of 2018. He talked about his time serving in the Trump administration and…
1,193 viewsRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney gave his views on U.S. foreign policy. He focused on the Middle East, including stopping Iran from creating nuclear weapons and helping the peop…
25,248 viewsTelephone lines were open for viewers' reactions to a speech on foreign policy delivered by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at the Virginia Military Institute.
59 viewsTwo historians talk about the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of 1862 and 1864, which involved some of the fiercest fighting of the War. This is the fourth in a series of sessions we’re airing f…
1,761 viewsThis week on The Civil War, the final session from a conference organized by the Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission. The theme of this year’s gathering was Leadership and General…
1,628 viewsTwo historians discussed the generalship of Ulysses S. Grant. They focus on Grant’s efforts in leading the Union Army of the Potomac against Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Norther…
2,407 viewsThis week on The Civil War, two historians discuss Robert E. Lee’s leadership during the Civil War. They consider Lee’s education, his work as a general, and his ability to maintain troop mo…
1,915 viewsThis week on The Civil War, two historians discuss the wartime leadership styles of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. This is the first in a series of sessions we’ll air over the next f…
2,510 viewsSenator John McCain spoke about the U.S. policy in Iraq at the Virginia Military Institute. The previous week Senator McCain returned from his fifth tour of Iraq since the 2003 war began. To…
114 viewsPresident Bush spoke at the George C. Marshall ROTC Award Seminar on National Security. He focused on military efforts to combat terrorism and Secretary Powell’s recent trip to the Middle Ea…
10,336 viewsMr. Liddy spoke to graduates about the state of U.S. military forces, the lack of military experience in the government today, and the problems with the use of the military as a police force…
482 viewsAuthor General Josiah Bunting III talked about his book, An Education for Our Time, which is a fictional account of a new college endowed in Wyoming. It reflects his real-life beliefs about …
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