Geoffrey Wawro, founding director of the Military History Center at the University of North Texas and author of The Vietnam War: A Military History, joins the show to discuss the causes of U.S. failure in Vietnam. ▪️ Times • 01:21 Introduction • 01:50 Schools of thought • 07:45 Orthodoxy • 13:24 A war of choice • 17:49 Ambivalence • 20:15 Korean nightmare • 23:53 Lessons • 28:38 Policy makers • 32:34 Obvious flaws • 37:10 Ground war • 42:21 South Vietnam • 51:30 Certain defeat • 56:21 Local politics Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack

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