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Welcome back to an episode that is actually brought to you by our editor, James.

James, thank you so much for doing as much research and everything going into this episode as

you did.

And for those curious, most of the research from this episode specifically came from the book,

Vietnam and Epic Tragedy, 1945 to 1975 by Max Hastings, as well as The Road to Dean

Binfu, the History of the First War for Vietnam by Christopher Gasha.

This, my friends, is something that people have been requesting for quite a while.

But here's the thing.

To tell the story of the Vietnam War, it is impossible to not mention the

conflict almost immediately preceding America's involvement in Vietnam, which was the first

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