Humbling Account of a Vietnam Tragedy: Review of Mark Bowden’s Hue 1968
Mark Bowden’s Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam is a book about an epic tragedy….
Thomas E. WilsonNovember 11, 2019
Hope from Vietnamese-American Admiral
Huan Nguyen recently became America’s first Vietnamese American admiral. His parents and five siblings were killed by the Viet Cong…
Mark TooleyOctober 17, 2019
Burns and Novick’s The Vietnam War is Profoundly and Fundamentally Wrong
From my perspective the Ken Burns and Lynn Novick production of “The Vietnam War” had but one objective: to reinforce the standard anti-war narrative that the Vietnam War was unwinnable, illegal, immoral, and ineptly conducted by the allies from start to finish.
Lewis SorleyMay 8, 2018
What Ken Burns Omits From The Vietnam War
Although Burns and Novick don’t besmirch veterans as flagrantly, their misrepresentation of the war and its warriors has reopened old wounds. It’s not just Vietnam veterans’ reputations at stake; how we view this war shapes how we view ourselves as Americans.
Mark MoyarMay 2, 2018
Just War & National Honor: The Case of Vietnam
Just war theorizing has typically left the issue of national honor untouched, although warriors and statesmen routinely emphasize the importance of vindicating the sacrifice of the fallen. Does prolonging a war in order to assuage or vindicate national honor comport with the just war tradition?
Eric PattersonApril 23, 2018
Im-ProvCast Ep. 1: Lessons from the Vietnam War
Bing West speaks about his writing, the civil-military divide in America, the Tet Offensive, and the Burns-Novick The Vietnam War series on PBS.
Bing WestApril 17, 2018
Lessons from the Vietnam War (Extended)
Marc LiVecche speaks with Bing West about the Vietnam War, civil-military relations, and much else in this extended version of the public podcast that is available only to Providence subscribers.
Bing WestApril 16, 2018
Loser America?
Jesuit priest and author Thomas Reese wrote a Religion News Service column critical of the US missile strikes on Syria’s…
Mark TooleyApril 15, 2018
Horror & Heroism in 1968: 50 Years After My Lai
My Lai is rightly associated with disgrace, abhorrence, and sorrow. But because of the actions of a few brave men who stood against their own, My Lai ought also to be associated with courage, decency, and love.
Marc LiVeccheMarch 16, 2018
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