177. The Vietnam War: Lyndon Johnson, Americanisation, and Operation Rolling Thunder

177. The Vietnam War: Lyndon Johnson, Americanisation, and Operation Rolling Thunder

With the death of JFK, Lyndon B. Johnson took over the Presidency and immediately had to wrestle with America’s relationship with Vietnam after the killing of Diem. Right from the start he prophesised that it would be his downfall and so it was. He consistently resented it and the distraction it was from his domestic agenda, the Great Society. Over his five years in charge, LBJ Americanised the war, committing more and more troops to Vietnam, and initiating massive bombing campaigns known as Operation Rolling Thunder, putting America into a quagmire. But was this inevitable? Would JFK have done things differently? Listen as William and Anita are once again joined by Fredrik Logevall to find out. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producers: Anouska Lewis and Alice Horrell Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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93. Murdering the Romanovs: The End of a Dynasty

93. Murdering the Romanovs: The End of a Dynasty

Dawn breaks on 16th July 1918. For Nicholas, Alexandra, and the rest of the Romanov family this is just another day in exile. They sit down for breakfast - today it is eggs - and then go about their u...

31 Loka 202346min

92. Killing Rasputin

92. Killing Rasputin

Born in Siberia to a peasant family, Rasputin was an incredibly charismatic, physically striking, and politically savvy figure. He was a holy man, a mystic, who found his way to the centre of Imperial...

26 Loka 202347min

91. Lenin and The Rise of the Bolsheviks

91. Lenin and The Rise of the Bolsheviks

The Tsar has abdicated and the provisional government rules Russia, but Petrograd is overflowing with revolutionaries who want more radical change. Lenin has returned from exile and is looking to seiz...

24 Loka 20231h

90. The Russian Revolution: Overthrowing the Tsar

90. The Russian Revolution: Overthrowing the Tsar

Russian politics is fast destabilising. Strikes, assassinations, and famines have made Russia increasingly turbulent at the turn of the century. Revolutionary politics is on the rise, as is dissatisfa...

19 Loka 202356min

89. The Final Act of the Great Game

89. The Final Act of the Great Game

Fearing Russian designs on the region, the eyes of the British turn towards Tibet. Francis Younghusband, the Victorian adventurer and elite player of the Great Game, and Lord Curzon decide that with t...

17 Loka 202357min

88. The Russo-Japanese War: Asia Strikes Back

88. The Russo-Japanese War: Asia Strikes Back

1905 was one of the most pivotal moments in history. Japan, the supposedly weaker Asian power, overwhelmingly defeated the mighty Russian Empire. The effects of this rippled through the 20th century, ...

12 Loka 202349min

87. Tolstoy: War and the Russian Empire

87. Tolstoy: War and the Russian Empire

Tolstoy was one of the greatest writers of all time. His books have constructed how we think about Russian imperial history. But he was not just an observer, he was also a participant. As a young man,...

10 Loka 202354min

86. Crushing the Khans: Russia Seizes the Centre of the World

86. Crushing the Khans: Russia Seizes the Centre of the World

As the other European empires were consolidating their holdings in Asia, Russia took 1.5million square miles of territory. Moving south from the Orenburg line, the Russian Empire swallowed up the Khan...

5 Loka 202346min

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