Vietnam

October 28th (T) - Session 16

Leffler, For the Soul of Mankind; ch 3 (pp. 192-233)

Doris Kearns Goodwin, Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
ch 12 Withdrawal

Zubok, A Failed Empire ;ch 6 (pp.177-191)

Volkogonov, ch 3 (pp. 248-261)

Victory in Vietnam,
conclusion

Agenda

Pre Tonkin Gulf Resolution: 1960-1964

Tonkin Gulf Incident; Aug. 2, 1964

Khrushchev falls: Oct 13, 1964

Johnson qua Johnson

Escalation; Aug 4-1964-Dec 1, 1967

Dissent in Soviet Union