Many histories of the Vietnam War suffer from a one-sided perspective due to lack of access to Vietnamese source materials. Dr. Lewis Sorley corrects that problem with his edited volume of interviews with some of the senior South Vietnamese generals. Conducted in the 1970s, these interviews received limited publication and then languished in obscurity. Dr. Sorley re-discovered them and has annotated them to provide additional context. This interview, conducted by the U.S. Army Military History Institute's Dr. Conrad Crane, reveals some of Sorley's journey of discovery of these documents leading to eventual publication. It provides insights into the historian's craft, as well as additional information not contained in the accompanying lecture. Dr. Conrad Crane interviewed Dr. Lewis Sorley as a companion to Dr. Sorley's Brooks E. Kleber Memorial Reading at the USAHEC.
Length: 49 Minutes
Interview Date: February 3, 2011
