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1 day ago · In 1975 South Vietnam fell to a full-scale invasion by the North. The human costs of the long conflict were harsh for all involved. Not until 1995 did Vietnam release its official estimate of war dead: as many as 2 million civilians on both sides and some 1.1 million North Vietnamese and Viet Cong fighters.
- The U.S. Role Grows
To the new administration of U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy, who...
- Fall of Saigon
Vietnam War - Fall, Saigon, US Withdrawal: In early March...
- French Rule, Division, Conflict
The Vietnam War had its origins in the broader Indochina...
- My Lai Massacre
My Lai, a subdivision of Son My village, was located in the...
- Indochina Wars
Indochina wars, 20th-century conflicts in Vietnam, Laos, and...
- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson put the Gulf of Tonkin...
- Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The Gulf of Tonkin incident was a complex naval event in the...
- Diem Regime, Viet Cong, Conflict
Diem’s unexpected offensive against communist political...
- Tet Brings The War Home
By 1967 growing numbers of Americans were becoming...
- The U.S. Role Grows
2 days ago · Summary. The meaning of the Vietnam War has enduringly divided Americans in the postwar period. In part because the political splits opened up by the war made it an awkward topic for conversation, Vietnam veterans felt a barrier of silence separating them from their fellow citizens.
3 days ago · Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954–1965 Mark Moyar Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006, ISBN: 9780521869119; 542pp.;Price: £20.00
3 days ago · Vietnam, country occupying the eastern portion of mainland Southeast Asia. It has a long coastline, much of which fronts on the South China Sea to the east and south. The country is bordered by the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest, Cambodia and Laos to the west, and China to the north. Its capital is Hanoi.
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3 days ago · Although avoiding a couple of avenues for further analysis, Women’s Antiwar Diplomacy is a worthy addition to historiography of the Vietnam War. Frazier’s persuasive and compelling account must be read in conjunction with the work of Mary Hershberger and Judy Tzu-Chun Wu (1), who both chart how US activists engaged with Vietnam during the war.
3 days ago · 1 of 12 | . Veterans watch a parade commemorating the victory of Dien Bien Phu battle in Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Vietnam is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu, where the French army was defeated by Vietnamese troops, ending the French colonial rule in Vietnam.
2 days ago · While there isn’t a threat of a draft for students on campus today, the war in Gaza is deeply personal for students worried about friends and family there. The week before the encampment began, Students for Justice in Palestine-UW Madison — a group involved in organizing the protest — held a “Stories from Gaza” panel at Science Hall, where graduate student Dahlia Saba and others ...
