In An American Amnesia, respected political commentator Bruce Herschensohn reexamines the incredible actions taken by the 94th Congress and American citizens which led to South Vietnam’s infamous surrender, an event which mars our military record and haunts our political landscape to this day. Drawing on notes, speeches, writings and other primary sources from the 1960s and 1970s, Herschensohn fills in gaps in the historical record and warns against the danger of succumbing to a similar voluntary amnesia in the future.
January 23rd, 1973: the United States, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the Viet Cong sign the Paris Peace Accords, guaranteeing the right of self-determination to the South Vietnamese people.
April 30th, 1975: President Duong Van Minh of South Vietnam announces the nation’s unconditional surrender to the North, ending the decade long conflict and enabling the merger of both countries into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. What happened in two short years to cause such a dramatic reversal?
About: Bruce Herschensohn
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