The Vietnam War (TRIH ep 72)
1965 · Resource
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook host Professor Andrew Preston (Cambridge) for a wide-ranging episode on the Vietnam War. They survey the conflict’s roots in French colonialism, the First Indochina War and Dien Bien Phu, and the US decision to take over the French role amid Cold War anxieties. Preston stresses the civil‑war dimension inside Vietnam and challenges common misconceptions about iconic images (Kim Phuc, the self‑immolating monk, the rooftop evacuation). They discuss international...
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