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Vietnam War

The author of this informative “America’s Longest War” book series is Dr. George C. Herring. Dr. Herring is a pioneer in his own right as a leading Vietnam War historian. Dr. Herring holds a massive amount of accreditations to his name, ranging from serving in the U.S Navy, to his tenure as a leading historian. George C. Herring began his illustrious and vivid career in history by acquiring his Ph. D. from the University of Virginia. Shortly after, he began his thirty plus year career of teaching at the University of Kentucky, where he has been since 1969. In 1990 Dr. Herring was elected President of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, and has been awarded numerous accreditations, namely fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Guggenheim Foundation. Dr. Herring is perhaps most notable for his extensive work of literature covering the Vietnam War and the politics surrounding it. Including such works as, “The secret Diplomac...

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