14 The Vietnam War

Secondary Source (but also, primary source from a different perspective…): U.S. Naval Institute on Gulf of Tonkin incident: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2008/february/truth-about-tonkin

Secondary Source on Primary Sources: Special report in NYTimes on 50th anniversary of the Pentagon Papers: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/us/pentagon-papers-vietnam-war.html

Secondary Source: Excerpt from Nick Turse, Kill Anything that Moves (it’s a little long and requires a trigger warning): https://billmoyers.com/2013/02/08/excerpt-kill-anything-that-moves/

Documentary: Hearts and Minds, classic 1974 documentary, also needs a trigger warning: https://www.kanopy.com/en/cod/video/113005

Documentary: Sir, No Sir! 2005 documentary on soldier anti-war movement, (sometimes available on Netflix): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxr8Rt87w6o

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