Program Agenda
Monday, July 12 - Replacing France
Herring, America's Longest War, 3 - 87.
McMahon, Major Problems, 1 - 119, 274-283.
Tuesday, July 13 - Commitment
Herring, America's Longest War, 89 - 129.
McMahon, Major Problems, 12 - 154, 283 - 291
Wednesday, July 14 - Escalation
Herring, America's Longest War, 131 - 169.
McMahon, Major Problems, 155 - 197.
Thursday, July 15 - The Big War
Herring, America's Longest War, 171 - 268.
McMahon, Major Problems, 198 - 235, 291 - 356, 401 - 409.
Friday, July 16 - Vietnamization
Herring, America's Longest War, 271 - 368.
McMahon, Major Problems, 357 - 400, 410 - 435.
Saturday, July 17 - Legacies
McMahon, Major Problems, 512 - 540.
Group Presentations
Readings
Herring, George C. America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975, 4th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002), 37. 81.
McMahon, Robert J. Major Problems in the History of the Vietnam War, 4th ed. (Houghton Mifflin, 2008), $66.99.