OSHER 988 - The Vietnam War: Its Realities; Its Myths; Its Legacy

This course will help you understand the nature and effect of the Vietnam War and its continuing legacy. The class expands on the Vietnam War course Chris Wangsgard taught in fall 2016 and explores several additional issues: the media and Vietnam, public opinion and Vietnam, the POW/MIA issue, the Paris peace negotiations and agreement, the 1975 fall of Vietnam, and Vietnam's myths and legacy. The previous course is not a prerequisite for this course.