During the Vietnam War, some physicians found refuge from the draft and a path to Nobel Prizes.
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Did the United States Lose the Vietnam War?
Did the Vietnam War end in victory or defeat? Erik Villard takes a detailed look at this question.
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Combat Veteran BUFF: Restoring a Vietnam War Bomber
Some of the volunteers working to restore a historic B-52D Stratofortress at the Yankee Air Museum serviced the very same aircraft during the Vietnam War.
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‘You and I Are Disappearing’: PBS Examines the Vietnam War Through Poetry
“It’s etched within me. It’s haunting,” Westley Thomas tells PBS, as he stares directly […]
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The Fall of Saigon: How the Vietnam War Ended in 1975
Newly declassified documents from the CIA’s chief analyst in Vietnam reveal the chaos as Saigon fell.
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How Thailand Played A Key Role in the Vietnam War
Did you know that more than 40,000 Thai military personnel served in Vietnam?
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The Controversial ‘Architect of the Vietnam War’
A new biography highlights General Maxwell Taylor’s influential role in U.S. strategy
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Did Two Presidents Unnecessarily Prolong the Vietnam War?
The military decisions made across presidencies had some sound strategic and ethical foundations, yet there are also morally troubling aspects.
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America’s ‘Last Battle’ of the Vietnam War was a Fiasco
The humiliating April 29, 1975, image of U.S. helicopters evacuating Americans and Vietnamese from Saigon rooftops as North Vietnamese troops overran South Vietnam to win the Vietnam War was a political-military disaster damaging America’s global prestige. Two weeks later, the U.S. endured another humiliation in Southeast Asia.
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They Shot the Vietnam War
An alternative newspaper for American GIs in Vietnam offered some raw glimpses into the conflict