Christian Appy

Christian Appy is the author of American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity (Viking).

Hiroshima

70 Years Later, We Still Haven’t Apologized for Bombing Japan 70 Years Later, We Still Haven’t Apologized for Bombing Japan

We’ve somehow convinced ourselves that Hiroshima was an act of mercy.

Aug 4, 2015 / Christian Appy

How Do You Win a Failed War? Rewrite the Ending.

How Do You Win a Failed War? Rewrite the Ending. How Do You Win a Failed War? Rewrite the Ending.

The Vietnam War was indisputably an American-grown disaster. But why let truth stand in the way of glory?

Apr 27, 2015 / Christian Appy

Why Don’t Americans Know What Really Happened in Vietnam?

Why Don’t Americans Know What Really Happened in Vietnam? Why Don’t Americans Know What Really Happened in Vietnam?

Instead of confronting the truth, we scrubbed the record clean—and we’re still paying for it in Afghanistan and Iraq today.

Feb 9, 2015 / Christian Appy

In Memoriam: Jonathan Schell (1943-2014)

In Memoriam: Jonathan Schell (1943-2014) In Memoriam: Jonathan Schell (1943-2014)

Recollections from Tom Engelhardt and an interview with Schell.

Mar 31, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Tom Engelhardt and Christian Appy

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