S8 Ep1092: Geoffrey Wawro, guest author, details how Richard Nixon derailed peace talks in 1968 through Anna Chennault, promising South Viet

The John Batchelor Show · Jul 6, 2026 · 11m

Geoffrey Wawro, guest author, details how Richard Nixon derailed peace talks in 1968 through Anna Chennault, promising South Vietnamese President Thieu a "better deal" to prevent a "November surprise" for Hubert Humphrey. This move resulted in the war continuing for four more years, costing 28,000 additional American lives for essentially the same peace terms available in 1968. Under Nixon, the 1969 Battle of Hamburger Hill highlighted the continued reliance on the "search and destroy" doctrine despite its heavy costs. Waves of American troops were sent against prepared bunkers for a hill…