READ/READ Hollitz chapter 11 Causation and the Lessons of History: Explaining Americas Longest War. This chapter presents two secondary courses and several primary sources dealing with Americas involvement in the Vietnam War.
Essay assignment
Are the historians arguments in the essays supported by the evidence in the primary sources? The historians arguments are from the Hollitz book Fighting in Cold Blood: LBJs Conduct of Limited War in Vietnam (1994) by George Herring (pg.285) and Gods Country and American Know-How (1986) by Loren Baritz. Make sure to articulate the authors argument and support with details from the text. A good start would be to tie in the titles. What do you think they mean?
Do the primary sources suggest that the main reason for the US failure in Vietnam was the inherent difficulty of fighting a limited war, false assumptions rooted in US culture or some other factor? Identify 3 sources that concur with main reason.
Essay should be 2 to 3 pages long. Make sure to develop an introduction, body, and conclusion to your paper.
