A Better War: America's Last Years in Vietnam
Mr. Sorley talked about his book A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and the Final Tragedy of America’s Last Years…
Post World War II America
1997-07-15T07:00:00-04:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/Capitol_default-image.jpgPanelists talked about events of great impact on U.S. society since World War II, including the Cold War, the Vietnam conflict and the fall of Communism and the end of the Cold War. Each panelist made an individual presentation on their impressions of the post Cold War era and then participated in a discussion about the issues raised in the presentations. Following their discussion, panelists took questions from the audience. After the panel, Professor Schlesinger thanked all of the participants and gave his impressions of the conference.
Panelists talked about events of great impact on U.S. society since World War II, including the Cold War, the Vietnam conflict and the fall… read more
Panelists talked about events of great impact on U.S. society since World War II, including the Cold War, the Vietnam conflict and the fall of Communism and the end of the Cold War. Each panelist made an individual presentation on their impressions of the post Cold War era and then participated in a discussion about the issues raised in the presentations. Following their discussion, panelists took questions from the audience. After the panel, Professor Schlesinger thanked all of the participants and gave his impressions of the conference. close
People in this video
- Paul Berman
- Frances FitzGerald Author
- Howard Lentner Professor College of New York->Political Science
- Michael Lind Writer New Yorker Magazine
- Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. Professor Emeritus City University of New York->History
- Ronald Steel Visiting Professor George Washington University->International Affairs
- William J. Vanden Heuvel President Roosevelt (Franklin and Eleanor) Institute
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