Ken Burns on the Tet Offensive: the good, the bad, and the propaganda
Ken Burns’ manages to be mostly honest in a stunning look at the Tet Offensive, but what he leaves out is as important as what he includes. Here in the Bookworm home, we’re still working our way...
View ArticleKen Burns’ Vietnam War documentary — Democrat civil war
For a brief time, the civil war at the 1968 Chicago Democrat Party convention was more consequential than the battles still taking place in Vietnam. In my previous post about the Ken Burns’ Vietnam...
View ArticleHistory, Holidays & Observances on January 30
Holiday & Observances: Martyrdom of King Charles I of England Major Events: Execution of Charles I, Hitler appointed Chancellor, Ghandi assassinated, Tet Offensive Notable Events: Cromwell’s head...
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