The 'pro-war" historians need to deal with the fact that the PVN and and the NLF suffered 90% fatalities, and yet they were always able to recruit new men and women to fight for the Hanoi government. U.S. military analysts concluded that it was not possible for American soldiers to defeat such fanatics. This analysis played a substantial role in the decision to withdraw from Vietnam.
@@killercd7682 Let's phrase it differently: China, Mongolia and France just happened to wander out of Vietnam. Happy? But you're right in that one can't assume that little Vietnam would win every time, and the lecture is worth watching. Also - why does the Dale Center employ a random guy with a phone to video all its lectures?
