HeyJaredDennis Riches-Substack
Notes and essays related to the history course that I have taught since 2008.
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Paris Accords/Minsk Accords: Lessons from the Final Years of the American Aggression against Vietnam, 1973-1975, and the Evolution of Vietnam’s System of Governance (opens the original)
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This is a significant revision of an article published previously. The earlier version has been deleted.IntroductionVietnam lost its independence in 1859 and did not get it back until 1975. In general, people in the former colonizing countries are most aware of the intense American war that lasted from 1964-1973, after which the Paris Peace Accords were signed and US troops left. Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho shared the Nobel Peace Prize for the achievement, but the latter refused to accept it
The Japanese Deserters Who Fought for Ho Chi Minh (1945-75) (opens the original)
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This little-known aspect of the Indochina Wars reveals the complex and contradictory motives in the hearts and minds of the Japanese warriors at the time when their empire’s mythology collapsed. For citizens of the present empire—the so-called “rules-based international order”—the story of the Japanese deserters provides insights into what to expect during the disappearance of Western dominance and its mythos of superiority.The inspiration for this report on Japanese WWII deserters in Indochina
Black Legends of the French Revolution (opens the original)
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Part 1The Capitol insurrection in Washington on January 6th, 2021 made many people wonder whether we are heading into revolutionary times, even though the insurrection itself was a farcical tragedy. The insurrectionists seemed to be clueless about what they were doing. They had no goals or leaders, and no idea about the likely consequences of their actions. Usually, coup plotters know the severe consequences of failure, but in this case, they seemed surprised to learn that their protest was poin
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