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🗓️ 5 November 2025
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In this episode, the last of the Vietnam War series, Sean and James discuss the postwar lives and careers of top American and Vietnamese leaders.
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| 0:00.0 | The holidays are here, and so is the perfect way to bless your loved ones. |
| 0:05.2 | The Crosswalk holiday gift guide has something for everyone on your list. |
| 0:09.2 | The team at Crosswalk has handpicked the best devotionals, picture books, middle grade fiction, |
| 0:13.8 | and adult fiction, so that you can spend less time buying and more time giving to those |
| 0:18.3 | who love most. |
| 0:19.5 | So step these stories into your stockings and celebrate the wonder of reading this Christmas. |
| 0:24.7 | On our gift guide, visit crosswalk.com forward slash gift guide today. |
| 0:37.3 | War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding |
| 0:41.6 | right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its |
| 0:47.2 | size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for |
| 0:52.8 | understanding American history. |
| 0:59.8 | Welcome to Key Battles of American History, a podcast in which we discuss American history through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars. |
| 1:03.5 | Here is your host, James Early. |
| 1:20.3 | Hello, and we're going to do. Hello and welcome back to Key Battles of the Vietnam War, a 10,000-foot survey of the war that defined a generation. |
| 1:31.2 | I'm your host, James Early, as always. And also, as always, I am joined by my co-host, Sean McIver. Well, this is the last episode of the Vietnam War series. I know, listeners, I know you're disappointed and very sad, but I promise |
| 1:36.6 | you that Sean and I, before long, will be back with a whole new series that we are super |
| 1:42.5 | excited about. But for now, let's go ahead and |
| 1:45.1 | wrap up the Vietnam War. In our last episode, Sean and I discussed the post-war situations |
| 1:50.6 | of returning American Vietnam veterans, of the South Vietnamese people, and of people in the |
| 1:57.2 | Unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam. We also reflected on the long-term legacy of the Vietnam War. |
| 2:04.1 | And in this, the final episode of the series, |
| 2:06.5 | we will discuss the post-war lives and careers of many of the top leaders on both sides. |
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