2. Bringing War Into America's Living Room (the part of the Vietnam War that's often overlooked)

The Vietnam is a well-worn historical tale. But not many people touch on how the explosion of TV spearheaded the antiwar movement... 

The famous and overly-referenced website: https://brigjes2.wixsite.com/how-tv-disillusioned

New research for this episode: 

Humans love fear: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/excellent-beauty/201607/is-the-world-more-dangerous-now-ever#:~:text=So%20the%20world%20is%20today,is%20our%20most%20probable%20end.

Start your own country: https://foreignpolicy.com/2008/02/26/how-to-start-your-own-country-in-four-easy-steps/#cookie_message_anchor

Fall of French Indochina colonial rule: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1953-1960/dien-bien-phu

How the Vietnam War started after Geneva Accords: https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history#when-did-the-vietnam-war-start 

Gulf of Tonkin Incident: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/gulf-of-tonkin 

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/tonkin-gulf-resolution

Good picture that is on the instagram:  https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/the-vietnam-war-ia-drang-valley

The Tet Offensive, beginning of the end: https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/story/Article/3291950/highlighting-history-how-tet-began-the-end-of-vietnam/ 

Draft Lottery: https://www.studentsofhistory.com/vietnam-war-draft#:~:text=The%20draft%20lottery%20was%20based,sequence%20from%201%20until%20366.

"The Terrors of War": https://www.loc.gov/item/2009632262/?loclr=blogfit 

About Napalm: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/vietnam-war/history-napalm-vietnam-war.html#:~:text=Napalm%20became%20a%20psychological%20weapon,yards%20engulfed%20in%20unquenchable%20fire.

Vietnam War Photos: https://www.history.com/news/vietnam-war-photos 

Photographer of "The Terrors of War," Nick Ut, talks about the little girl in the picture, Kim Phuc, and the experience of capturing that moment. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/02/nick-ut-vietnam-war-photo-kim-phuc/