[H-Pad] H-PAD Notes 10/6/17: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*“The Problem with Trump’s Madman Theory”
<https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/10/madman-theory-trump-north-korea/542055/>*

By *Tim Naftali, **The Atlantic, *posted October 4

*The author teaches history at New York University.*



*“What’s Missing from the Vietnam War Documentary?”
<http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/167046>*

By *Jeffrey P. Kimball, *History News Network, posted September 29

*The author is a professor emeritus of history at Miami University and is
the author of four books on the Vietnam War.*



*“Burns-Novick Film Promotes Myths about the Vietnam War – Including about
Drugs”
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/burns-novick-film-promotes-myths-about-the-vietnam_us_59cc7b55e4b02ba6621ffa80>*

By *Jeremy Kuzmarov, **Huffington Post, *posted September 28

*The author teaches history at Tulsa University and is the author of *The
Myth of the Addicted Army: Vietnam and the Modern War on Drugs.



*“The Vietnam War Is Not Over”
<https://jacobinmag.com/2017/09/vietnam-war-ken-burns-us-imperialism>*

By *Salar Mohandesi, **Jacobin, *posted September 25

*The author is a postdoctoral fellow in history at Bowdoin College.*



*"Nuclear Apocalypse Now?"
<http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2017/09/22/nuclear-apocalypse-now/>*

By *Ariel Dorfman, **NYR [New York Review of Books] Daily, *posted
September 22



*“Ken Burns’s War Stories” <http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/166994>*

By *Bob Buzzanco, *History News Network, posted September 21

*The author teaches history at the University of Houston*. *His books
include* Masters of War: Military Dissent and Politics in the Vietnam Era.



*“Hué Back When: Vietnam’s Pivotal Battle Reconsidered”
<https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/09/20/hue-back-when-vietnams-pivotal-battle-reconsidered/>*

By *Michael Uhl, *CounterPunch.org, posted September 20



*“Anti-Vietnam War Activists Comment on Burns’ Sentimental Lies about
Vietnam”
<http://portside.org/2017-09-21/anti-vietnam-war-activists-comment-burns%E2%80%99-sentimental-lies-about-vietnam>*

Comments by* Jesse Lemisch, David McReynolds, and others, *Portside.com,
posted September 20



*“The Making and the Breaking of the Legend of Robert E. Lee”
<https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/books/review/eric-foner-robert-e-lee.html?_r=0>*

By *Eric Foner, **New York Times Book Review, posted August 28*

*The author teaches history at Columbia University.*


*Thanks to Rusti Eisenberg and an anonymous reader for suggesting articles
included in the above list. Suggestions can be sent to
jimobrien48 at gmail.com <jimobrien48 at gmail.com>.*
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