I spoke with Robert Fuller on his book about the US in France in WWII. The is the video version of a previously posted podcast.
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The messy US invasion of France in WWII with Robert Fuller
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The messy US invasion of France in WWII with Robert Fuller
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Interview Timeline
Robert Fuller is a professor and historian who took on the task of understanding the true nature of the US presence of France in WWII. We spoke about the war and the many ways in which France did and did not cooperate with the US during WWII. After D-Day: The U.S. Army Encounters the French (LSU Press, 2021)
0:41 – Robert talks about how he got into studying the US in France.
2:16 – Robert talks about how he laid the book out.
4:00 – Robert talks about the occupation of France.
5:04 – Robert talks about what was problematic between France and the US.
9:45 – Robert goes into details about problems at the ground level.
13:58 – Robert talks about French citizens who sympathized with the Nazis.
18:07 – Robert goes into detail about what happened in France after V-E day.
20:39 – Robert talks about what happened to the Germans in southwest France.
23:04 – Robert talks about de Gaulle.
24:48 – Robert talks about the aid given to France by the US.
28:09 – Robert talks about communism in France.
33:38 – Robert talks about research that didn’t make it into the book.
36:20 – Robert talks about French colonial territories.
42:08 – Robert talks about New Caledonia.
43:47 – Robert talks about French islands in the Caribbean.
47:37 – Robert talks about what resources he used for the book including the French town archives he went to.
52:42 – Robert talks about an American riot by the 101st in France.
54:32 – Robert talks about American crime and gangs in France.
57:15 – Robert talks about the size of the black market in France.
1:02:53 – Robert talks about the Red Ball Express.
1:05:20 – Robert talks about the Nazi massacre of French school girls.
1:06:21 – Robert talks about traveling through France.
1:15:17 – Information on the book can be found at the LSU Press website.
Links of interest
https://lsupress.org/books/detail/after-d-day/
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For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me at www.warscholar.org, on Facebook at warscholar, on twitter at Warscholar, on youtube at warscholar1945 and on Instagram @crisalvarezswarscholar. Or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like.
Guests: Robert Fuller
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, LSU Press, American history, WWII, United States, Germany, France, Britain,
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The Vietnam War from the North Vietnamese perspective – Pierre Asselin
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The Vietnam War from the North Vietnamese perspective – Pierre Asselin
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Dr. Pierre Asselin is a specialist on the Vietnam War. He spoke to me about the how the war progressed from start to finish from the North Vietnamese perspective.
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0:46 – Introduction
1:06 – Beginning of the war when US deploys forces in 1965 to Vietnam
1:37 – French returns to Vietnam after WWII.
2:10 – Vietnam is split
2:53 – War begins in 1954
3:29 – American advisors sent in 1961
3:53 – 1964 North Vietnam begins sending complete units south
4:33 – 1965 Americans begin fighting
4:54 – Insurgency ws focused on the central highlands and delta areas of South Vietnam
5:31 – North Vietnamese troops focused on the central highlands in the upper third of South Vietnam
6:21 – North Vietnam’s first campaign is in November 1964
7:19 – March 1965 US Marines land in Da Nang
7:49 – Late 1965 the Ia Drang battle occurs
9:41 – The Communists initiated most of the battles in the Vietnam War
11:48 – The US used air and naval and artillery support to engage the enemy
12:29 – The Communist recorded about 50 major conflicts between North Vietnamese and US forces. Most were in the central highlands area
14:06 – Junction City occurred in early 1967
14:39 – Tet Offensive occurred in 1968
16:08 – North Vietnam decided to use the Tet Offensive as a psychological victory
17:33 – After Tet, North Vietnam slowed down combat actions dramatically from 1969 to 1971 and focus on diplomacy
19:28 – In March 1972 North Vietnam launches the Eastern Offensive
20:07 – In early 1973 the US leaves Vietnam
20:53 – The Paris Peace agreement is signed
21:00 – A civil war resumes in South Vietnam
21:29 – The civil war is low intensity
22:02 – The Ho Chi Minh campaign and a central highlands campaign ends the war
22:26 – Pierre Asselin can be found at San Diego University
Links of interest
https://history.sdsu.edu/people/asselin
Youtube link with graphics and maps – https://youtu.be/2TiiIMAPTV4
Contact Information
For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me at www.warscholar.org, on Facebook at warscholar, on twitter at Warscholar, on youtube at warscholar and on Instagram @crisalvarezwarscholar. Or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like.
Guests: Pierre Asselin
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: Books, videos, audio interviews, author, academic, podcast, Modern War, United States, France, Vietnam, Vietnam War, War Summaries,
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