Interview with Paul C. Warnke, 1982 /
Secretary of Defense for International Affairs under LBJ, Paul C. Warnke recalls the bombing campaign against the North Vietnamese. He states that one of the misjudgments that the United States made was that victory was more important to the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese than to the Americans. Warn...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | This edition in English. |
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Boston, Mass. :
WGBH Boston Video,
1983.
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| Series: | American history in video.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Secretary of Defense for International Affairs under LBJ, Paul C. Warnke recalls the bombing campaign against the North Vietnamese. He states that one of the misjudgments that the United States made was that victory was more important to the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese than to the Americans. Warnke recalls that even though the bombing was not working, there were no other solutions, so there was a reluctance in the administration to halt the bombing. He states that the turning point came when McNamara realized that the North Vietnamese wanted unification and saw the US as aliens. Warnke talks about his changing views regarding the war and that the US was in a tough situation since they were the ones invading a country, not trying to drive out invaders. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 5, 2012). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (video file (23 min.)) : sound, color. |
| Playing Time: | 00:22:14 |