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Geoffrey Wawro, founding director of the Military History Center at the University of North Texas and author of The Vietnam War: A Military History, joins the show to discuss the causes of U.S. failure in Vietnam.
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Times
• 01:21 Introduction
• 01:50 Schools of thought
• 07:45 Orthodoxy
• 13:24 A war of choice
• 17:49 Ambivalence
• 20:15 Korean nightmare
• 23:53 Lessons
• 28:38 Policy makers
• 32:34 Obvious flaws
• 37:10 Ground war
• 42:21 South Vietnam
• 51:30 Certain defeat
• 56:21 Local politics
Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast
Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack
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Geoffrey Wawro, founding director of the Military History Center at the University of North Texas and author of The Vietnam War: A Military History, joins the show to discuss the causes of U.S. failure in Vietnam.
▪️
Times
• 01:21 Introduction
• 01:50 Schools of thought
• 07:45 Orthodoxy
• 13:24 A war of choice
• 17:49 Ambivalence
• 20:15 Korean nightmare
• 23:53 Lessons
• 28:38 Policy makers
• 32:34 Obvious flaws
• 37:10 Ground war
• 42:21 South Vietnam
• 51:30 Certain defeat
• 56:21 Local politics
Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast
Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack

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