Im interested to hear your thoughts on their relationship after the war, personal relationship and especially the fact that sherman advised grant not to enter politics at all. We know shermans own view of president ial politics. Can you shed some light on that and how it affected grant at all, or what counsel sherman may have given him . Thats a good question. Sherman was completely i shouldnt say a political. He was antipolitical. He hated the whole game of politics and didnt want to get involved. I think he may have thought to grant, you know, youre unsuited for this. This is really not what you were cut out to do. Senator john sherman was a politician, aspirate for the presidency. I think there was an element of tension then between sherman and grant because of that, that sherman may have thought that grant made some mistakes in become being president and particularly in the western policy, indian policy. I think sherman was much more sympathetic to sheridans ideas of just trouncing
Gitmo detention center. Carol rosenberg and two attorneys who represent Guantanamo Bay detainees. Tune in at 8 00 pm eastern on cspan. Each week, American History tv sits in on a lecture with one of the Nations College professors. You can watch the classes here every saturday evening at 8 00 pm and midnight eastern. Next, Boise State University professor lisa brady talks about how chemical agents were used during the korean and vietnam wars to destroy the landscape and infrastructure. She argues that during this time, the u. S. Military began to see foreign landscapes as an enemy rather than just an obstacle. She describes the reasons for various defoalization missions as well as damage to the environment and locals. Her class is about one hour, 15 minutes. Okay. So, today were going to be talking about the wars in korea and vietnam from an environmental history perspective. Many of you are quite well aware of the military side of things, how the wars progressed. I think its important
Forgotten war, but it was the first talk or in the cold war, in which the United States really did go to war with communist enemies. In this case, north korea and the volunteer army in china. And because it really does impact our world today. Korea is one of our most important allies, trading partners, and so our involvement in korea was a very important moment. Vietnam is very important for its role in activism and in getting many of the younger people in the United States involved in politics, involved in protest. And it demonstrates that the United States government is very much influenced by his constituents and responses to it. But we are going to focus on the environment of both these places. And we are going to start here with korea. So, that means land of the morning calm what koreans believe is the phrase that best captures the essence of the peninsula. The war we are going to talk about is the fighting between 19509053. For the allied troops, the war went on much longer than
Today, we will be talking about the wars in korea and get numb from an environmental history perspective. About how nature is impacted by and shaped warfare. These are two very important wars in american history. Not how nature is impact and shaped by war for me. Enough, but also because it was the first hot war in the cold war in which the United States really did go to war with communist enemies, in this case north korea and the Peoples Volunteer army in china. And because it really does impact our world today. Korea is one of our most important allies, one of our most important trading partners. Our involvement in korea was a very important moment in u. S. History. Of course vietnam is very important for its role in activism and in getting many of the younger people in the United States involved in politics, involved in protests and demonstrating that the United States government is very much influenced by its constituents and response to have it. But were going to focus on the envi
Is impacted by and shaped warfare. These are two very important wars in american history. Not only because korea is considered to be the forgotten war and so many of its veterans feel like it doesnt get talked about enough, but also because it was the first hot war in the cold war in which the United States really did go to war with communist enemies, in this case north korea and the Peoples Volunteer army in china. And because it really does impact our world today. Korea is one of our most important allies, one of our most important trading partners. Our involvement in korea was a very important moment in u. S. History. Of course vietnam is very important for its role in activism and in getting many of the younger people in the United States involved in politics, involved in protests and demonstrating that the United States government is very much influenced by its constituents and response to have it. But were going to focus on the environment of both of these places. And were going