Tour: Conflict in Vietnam & Cambodia 1954 - 1979 - A journey through modern history Course/Class July 3, 2012

_If there is one lesson worth retaining from the travails of the Cold War and the miseries it brought in its wake, it is the folly of seeking simple answers to complicated questions. It is a lesson which governments still show no sign of learning._ (Journalist Philip Short)

The Vietnam War, or the American War as it is known locally, stretched from 1965 until the Norths victory in Saigon in 1975 but in reality it was merely one of several Indochina wars as the region fought firstly to extricate itself from the French colonial grip and then later to come to terms with regional hegemony in the shadow of the Cold War and the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Join us on the ground in Vietnam and Cambodia as we trace this fascinating and tragic period of the recent past while experiencing the confident and upbeat present.
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