Opening the American Mind: Recognizing the Threat to the Nation

About the Book

Opening the American Mind is a history of our involvement in Vietnam and an examination of the communist models of revolution. O’Meara’s report examines the impact of the War on the Vietnamese people and on the American Home Front He looks at the role of communist front organizations used to mobilize resistance in underdeveloped societies as well as more sophisticated fronts used to wage revolutionary warfare in industrialized societies. The long march of the radical left through American colleges and universities established the support for the cause of International Socialism and communist revolutionaries in America. It was Marxist professors and fellow travelers, who wrote the one-sided historical accounts of American involvement in Vietnam justifying the cause of our enemies. Colonel O’Meara wraps up his survey of America’s stand in Vietnam by looking at communist front organizations operating behind the scenes here in America. His work is must reading for all Americans, especially young Americans seeking answers to questions concealed by politically correct control of higher education in America.

About the Author

The Author Colonel O’Meara graduated from the Military Academy. He served in Vietnam as a lieutenant, captain and a major. He was decorated for valor five times during his service in Vietnam. His awards include the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. Colonel O’Meara directed the training development of the M-1 Abrams Tank. He served as the President of the Army Training Board and as the Senior Army Instructor at the National War College. Following his retirement he served as a government contractor in the Middle East. During his work in Saudi Arabia, the Army Mission was attacked by al Qaeda. He was working in the Mission Headquarters in Riyadh when a truck bomb destroyed the building inflicting over three hundred casualties. His published works include Infrastructure and the Marxist Power Seizure and Only the Dead Came Home. He was co-editor of Leadership: Combat Leaders and Lessons. His articles have appeared in newspapers and professional journals.