Course Details
9791: Vietnam: Echoes and Answers
February 2-5
11:45 AM -
1:15 PM
In-Person
Based on ENDURANCE: A Parallel History of the American Experience in Vietnam, session 1 of this short tracks the Cold War era up to the war in Vietnam. Session 2 tracks the war in Vietnam through to its conclusion in April 1975. Session 3 analyzes the objectives of the parties engaged and of interest—Democratic Republic Vietnam (North), the Republic of Vietnam (South), the People’s Republic of China, USSR, and the United States, to include the morality and significance of US engagement in Vietnam: going in, being there, and getting out. Session 4 tracks the impact of Vietnam on the Cold War as it progressed and ended in 1991.
Class Type: Lecture and Discussion
Class Format: In-Person
Hours of Reading: Reading prior to first session (See Description.)
Study Group Leader(s):
Paul BelfordPaul Belford earned a BA from Boston College and an MA in economics from Fordham University. He served in the CIA’s Office of Economic Research and later as Financial Attache at the US Embassy in Saigon with the Treasury Department. He held positions at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association before founding the Association Executive Resources Group and later leading executive searches at JDG Associates. His publications include The Swampoodle Trilogy, Saigon Passage, Association CEO Handbook, and Notes from a Passage. Guest speakers include David Passage, retired US Ambassador and career foreign service officer; Bernard Casey, former US Army JAG in Vietnam; and George Chaconas, former US Marine officer in Vietnam.
Reading List:
ENDURANCE - A Parallel History of the American Experience in Vietnam - the Why, the How, and the What of it All: Echoes and Answers (Paul Belford) | 2025: Whitich Press | ISBN: B0FV98BR12 | Required