The Vietnam War

Examining the conflict from the bottom-up by exploring the people connected to the fighting; zeroing in on what war reveals about the human condition.

Surveying the economic exploitation and repression that defines Vietnam in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Examining mid-century Vietnam from the First Indochina War to the October 1955 referendum.

Explore the makings of war in Vietnam through five major players, starting with Vietnamese leaders Ho Chi Minh and Le Duan in the north and Ngo Dinh Diem in the south.

Examining why the northern Vietnamese government decided to wage guerilla war in the south, and how it's adversaries responded.

In 1963, South Vietnam careens toward crisis; exploring the ARVN's deficiencies from lackluster military commanders to political legitimacy.