event1 #event1 "The Bloody Shirt" or Reconstruction with Stephen Budiansky Sept 9 Author Stephen Budiansky will explore the "terror" that reigned in S.C during the period 1865-1877. Book signing. event2 #event2 The Joy of French Gardens with Angie Whaley Leclercq Sept 23 Delight in the brilliant garden designs of France with including the Cote d'Azure, the Dordogne, the Île de France, and Normandy event3 #event3 Vietnam with Col. Tony Lackey Oct 14 Col Tony Lackey served four tours of duty in Vietnam between 1964 and 1972. He will address the why and how we became involved and the outcome with its lasting effects on our national decision making process. event4 #event4 The Fall of the Shah, Emergence of New Iran with Joe Renouard Oct 28 Professor Joe Renouard of The Citadel's History Department will probe the history of contemporary U.S.-Iran relations: the fall of the Shah, the hostage crisis, and the roots of today's confrontation with radical Islam. event5 #event5 The Korean War from Korean and American Perspectives with Aloysius O'Neil Nov 11 Veterans' Day is an appropriate date to look back at the Korean War from the perspective of U.S. foreign policy. O'Neill a former Foreign Service Officer with extensive Korea experience will look at the run-up to the war, the war in U.S. foreign policy and the two Koreas today. event6 #event6 Iraq, A military View with Todd Garrett Dec 2 Todd Garrett, Citadel Class of '98 participated in the original invasion of Iraq in 2003, and was there with the Marine corps from 2004-2005. He will give us an insider's view of war in Iraq.