#08 "Vietnam War"

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Episode Number
Student Podcasting History Episode #08
Episode Title
#08 "Vietnam War"
Episode Date
April 24, 2024
Episode Introduction
What’s up guys! Welcome back to another episode of Student Podcasting History. I’m your host, Brayden, and today we’re diving into one of the most complex and controversial conflicts in modern American history—the Vietnam War, fought between 1955 and 1975.
According to Joseph Locke and Ben Wright in The American Yawp: A Massively Collaborative Open U.S. History Textbook, “American involvement in the Vietnam War began during the post-war period of decolonization... the U.S. feared expansion of communism influence and pledged to confront any revolutions aligned against Western capitalism” (Locke and Wright, 2019, 328).
Using this as our starting point, we’re going to break down how the war was fought—not just politically, but on the ground—through helicopters, chemical warfare, and guerrilla tactics.
Hosted By
Brayden Owens
The Show
Students Podcasting History is an educational resource developed by students in Dr. Andrew Maginn’s History of the United States II course to highlight crucial movements in American History through podcasting. The students research and interpret primary and secondary sources to discuss pivotal themes, people, and events in the United States' history from 1865 through the present. Through creatively sharing these narratives and learning digital tools, these students hope to make history more accessible and exciting for the general public.
Source
Dunnigan, James F. Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War: Military Information You're Not Supposed to Know. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1999.
Locke, Joseph, and Ben Wright. The American Yawp: A Massively Collaborative Open U.S. History Textbook, Vol. 2. Stanford University Press, 2019.
Martini, Edwin A. “Hearts, Minds, and Herbicides: The Politics of the Chemical War in Vietnam.” Diplomatic History 37, no. 1 (2013): 58–84. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26376430.
Mason, Robert. Chickenhawk. New York: Penguin Books, 2005.
McAllister, James. “Who Lost Vietnam? Soldiers, Civilians, and U.S. Military Strategy.” International Security 35, no. 3 (2010): 95–123. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40981253.
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