PU The Vietnam War - Class 7 The Spring Offensive to The Fall of Saigon & Rise of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1972-1976)

May 15, 2025
7:00pm - 8:30pm

This lecture will examine the final episode of the Vietnamese Civil War, focusing on the period from the Spring Offensive to the reunification of Vietnam and the establishment of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV). Often overlooked by American historians due to the diminished role of the US after its military disengagement, this episode is crucial to understanding the nature and conclusion of the war.

Instructor: Cody J. Billock, PHD Candidate at Ohio University

Cody J. Billock is a doctoral candidate at Ohio University specializing in the history of the Vietnam War. His dissertation tentatively entitled “Cold War Citadel: Huế & the Global Vietnamese Civil War,” employs the central Vietnamese city of Huế to argue that the three decades of war between 1945-1975 was one defined by one continuous conflict between communist and anti-communist groups. Billock has proficiency in the French, Chinese, and Vietnamese languages and has conducted extensive archival research in Vietnam, France, and the US.

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