10:10-11:00A     TR     CH122

A portion of the above section reserved for majors

This is the story of American's longest war-the battles, the protests,
the movies, and the political controversies.  The Vietnam War was an
epic event, the climax of the cold war and the high water mark of
American power.  Students will learn about the experience of
combatants on both sides, the reasoning behind American strategy, and
the history of Vietnam's struggle for independence.  The course will
also deal with the war's legacies, its place in popular culture, the
military's search for technological alternatives to ground combat, and
the war's economic and political aftershocks.