Eugene Lieber: War’s Insanity: Viet Nam & Iraq

An overview of two American wars and their lessons for today presented by Eugene Lieber, Professor Emeritus, Essex County College. Prof. Lieber lectures extensively around the state, covering historical topics from Ancient Rome to struggles in our contemporary world.
Eugene Lieber was an Associate Professor of History at Essex County College where he has taught American History and World Civilization for 39 years. For over two decades he has also lectured to various groups on a wide variety of topics, covering the world and the United States, ancient, modern, and the present. Now retired, he continues a community lecture schedule.
When summing up his view of history, Prof. Lieber wrote: “I must place human beings at the center of the story of history, what they have been capable of, for better or worse, in their relationship to nature and each other.”