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4 days ago · Early in the morning of 31 January 1968, North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong forces attacked around a hundred towns and cities in South Vietnam, breaking the Tet ceasefire tacitly agreed for the lunar New Year.
- Homecoming
This event marked a significant shift in attitude and...
- New Zealand's Road to Vietnam
New Zealand service personnel and civilian volunteers were...
- Rest and Recreation
In Vietnam, New Zealand infantrymen and gunners spent a much...
- Surgical and Medical Support
Initial assistance to Vietnam was a civilian surgical team...
- After The War
The war’s true impact on veterans’ wellbeing, health, and...
- The War Back Home
There was a vocal and well-organised anti-war movement in...
- Homecoming
5 days ago · The Vietnam War (1954–75) was a conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. It was part of a larger regional conflict as well as a manifestation of the Cold War.
- Ronald H. Spector
4 days ago · The book contains 23 essays on topics ranging from the ‘culture of war’ in the 2nd NZEF, the experience of air and naval forces, conscription, and perceptions of other militaries and civilian populations, to critical studies of New Zealand’s military leadership, enemy forces, intelligence capabilities, medical challenges, and sexual violence in armies of occupation.
1 day ago · Civilian: 14,300 killed, 24,000 wounded, and 630,000 refugees [16] The Tet Offensive [a] was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. The Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) launched a surprise attack on January 30, 1968 against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army of ...
4 days ago · The United States, South Vietnam and later Australia, New Zealand and other allies faced communist forces in two forms: the regular North Vietnamese Army, and the Viet Cong, who were mainly South Vietnamese guerrillas raised and supplied by North Vietnam and who were often indistinguishable from civilians.
3 days ago · December: New Zealand ends its role in the Vietnam War when Troops are withdrawn under the new Labour Government and Compulsory Military Training is Abolished. 1973. Naval frigate dispatched in protest against French nuclear testing in the Pacific. New Zealand's population reaches three million. Oil price hike means worst terms of trade in 30 ...
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5 days ago · My Lai Massacre, mass killing of as many as 500 unarmed villagers by U.S. soldiers in the hamlet of My Lai on March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War. Charlie Company. Vietnam War theatre. A map of North and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War showing major air bases and the communists' supply routes, including the Ho Chi Minh Trail. (more)
