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Progress in war is never easy to measure. In the Vietnam War, bodies were the metric, but it wasn't without its controversy. Today's podcast examines the practice of body count and how by its practice undermined the effectiveness of the U.S. military and its goals in South Vietnam. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://historyhereandnowhhn.com/2020/05/04/measuring-success-by-counting-corpses/
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Progress in war is never easy to measure. In the Vietnam War, bodies were the metric, but it wasn't without its controversy. Today's podcast examines the practice of body count and how by its practice undermined the effectiveness of the U.S. military and its goals in South Vietnam. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://historyhereandnowhhn.com/2020/05/04/measuring-success-by-counting-corpses/