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I was eight in '68, and remember it well. The shootings, especially the Kennedy one, the strange Mexican olympics, the Czechoslovakia debacle, the American elec
by interfixus 9y ago
I was eight in '68, and remember it well. The shootings, especially the Kennedy one, the strange Mexican olympics, the Czechoslovakia debacle, the American election, TV of longhaired protesters, and of course Apollo 8, which at the time I considered by far the most monumental event of the year- and still do.
The Vietnam war made no great impression. It was a constant stream of background noise in my European childhood, I don't recall one single specific episode of it, let alone any idea what the whole sorry thing was about.
- ethbro 9y agoIf you're curious in retrospect, I found this to be the best book I've read about the entire Vietnam period. (along with historical context before and after) https://www.amazon.com/Vietnam-History-Stanley-Karnow/dp/0140265473 https://www.amazon.com/Vietnam-History-Stanley-Karnow/dp/014... Granted, there's a lot we know now that wasn't known at the time (e.g. MACV-SOG's pre-Tonkin activities and concealment of same from Congress, or the serious consideration of tactical nuclear weapons during the Battle of Khe Sanh), but if you're into history it's a good read.
- paulddraper 9y ago> let alone any idea what the whole sorry thing was about. Like the Korean War before it, to stop the spread of communism. Domino theory and such.