ALL1428-C 12 Weeks Thursday 12:00-1:20 Start Date 11-Sep
Grossman 106 Limit 25
This will be a discussion-based course on the history of the US and Vietnam. The class will address political decision-making, the war aims of each of the belligerents, the search for peace, and the effects of the war. Members will be encouraged to make a 10-15 minute oral presentation on one important event in the war. The text for the course is George C. Herring, America’s Longest War: The US and Vietnam, 1950-1975. Look for used copies on Amazon, AbeBooks and/or Thriftbooks.com. The assignment for the first day is to read Chapter One, “A Dead-End Alley.”
Coordinator: Richard Stewart 
Dick taught history for 43 years at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, CT. His BA is from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA and his MA is from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. He has taught various history courses at ALL since 2016.