Lectures in History
Tet Offensive to Vietnam War's End
2018-07-07T19:59:28-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMDkwXC8yMDE4MDcwNzIwNTQ0MDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==U.S. Army Command and General Staff College professor Richard Faulkner taught a class on the Vietnam War, focusing on the Tet Offensive in 1968 though the U.S. withdrawal in the early 1970s. He described how military objectives, domestic politics, and public opinion changed because of the Tet campaign. He also talked about Richard Nixon’s victory in the 1968 presidential election, and how this resulted in a gradual removal of U.S. troops and a shift in responsibility to the South Vietnamese government for fighting the war.
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College professor Richard Faulkner taught a class on the Vietnam War, focusing on the Tet Offensive in 1968…
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U.S. Army Command and General Staff College professor Richard Faulkner taught a class on the Vietnam War, focusing on the Tet Offensive in 1968 though the U.S. withdrawal in the early 1970s. He described how military objectives, domestic politics, and public opinion changed because of the Tet campaign. He also talked about Richard Nixon’s victory in the 1968 presidential election, and how this resulted in a gradual removal of U.S. troops and a shift in responsibility to the South Vietnamese government for fighting the war. close
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College professor Richard Faulkner taught a class on the Vietnam War, focusing on the Tet Offensive in 1968… read more
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College professor Richard Faulkner taught a class on the Vietnam War, focusing on the Tet Offensive in 1968 though the U.S. withdrawal in the early 1970s. He described how military objectives, domestic politics, and public opinion changed because of the Tet campaign. He also talked about Richard Nixon’s victory in the 1968 presidential election, and how this resulted in a gradual removal of U.S. troops and a shift in responsibility to the South Vietnamese government for fighting the war. close
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