Assignment on Gerard DeGroot, "Vietnam: What Went Wrong?"

Study this article carefully. With your knowledge of the Vietnam War, you should be able to appreciate it well.

DeGroot, a well-known Dutch-British scholar of the Vietnam War, is trying to refute some arguments put forth by some American military men and researchers.

What arguments is DeGroot trying to refute? How does he do this?

Write 300 words, carefully examining his essay to answer these two questions. Email to your group and to me.

Print out the DeGroot article Bring it to class with you, along with your assignment.