I thought Ken Burns was like the Spielberg of documentaries, a lot of people seem to enjoy his documentaries. I have only started seeing this one about Vietnam but so far its informative and well done, better than those silly ones that try to make a trivial issue to sound like a big deal.
marurun wrote:Russia's participation was essential in beating Adolf Hitler (arguably more than the US) and in making Japan surrender. Nobody could have really "won" Vietnam. It wasn't that kind of conflict. There were only losers, no winners.
Something tells me another 2 atomic bombs, one on Berlin and another on Munich will make Adolft Hitler come out of his HQ in underwear and holding a white flag on a stick,
without Russian intervention.
Is Vietnam even communist today? If not, this a win for the USA as far as I am concerned. USA won anyway, the USSR broke down and no one really today follows the "communist" mindset even Russia and China are doing business and open to investment meanwhile capitalism is flourishing. Only 2 true communist state remains, North Korea and Cuba.