The Vietnam War with Dr. John C McManus

SAIL – Seniors Active in Learning - Join us for the viewing of The Great Courses’ – The Vietnam War with Dr. John C McManus with discussion led by Mr. H Schar. In a series of 24 lectures Dr. McManus will dig into this globally significant and politically transformative conflict. Examine the fall of French Indochina from the Battle of Dien Bien Phu to the Geneva Accords. Explore the complicated political dynamics that emerged in both North and South Vietnam after World War II. Investigate the details of American involvement from aerial bombing to ground combat. You will weigh the consequences—both good and bad—of major military operations and political decisions in Vietnam. Get to know the personalities and ideologies behind the conflict.  Survey American domestic opposition to what would become an incredibly unpopular and controversial war. As well as focus on the human dimensions of the conflict in Vietnam and its effects on ordinary people. John C. McManus, PhD “Yesterday's lessons are tomorrow's courses of action.”