Course Assignments:

The course is divided into nine units. On the basis of your reading of the textbook and other sources, you will answer questions and identify terms relating to them. The answers should be thorough but not unnecessarily long. In addition, each student will prepare a review of a book from the list recommended by the instructor.

Book Review

Novels

The units for the course are as follows:

1. Unit I: Vietnam to 1945
2. Unit II: HST—Commitment to the French
3. Unit III: DDE—Commitment to Diem
4. Unit IV: JFK—A Small War
5. Unit V: LBJ—A Large War
6. Unit VI: U.S. Military Strategy
7. Unit VII: Home Front and TET
8. Unit VIII: Nixon’s Strategy for Withdrawal
9. Unit IX: Consequences and Lessons