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Photo of James Vaughn in Vietnam.

No Rules For Generals in Vietnam?

by James Vaughn12/18/202312/18/2023

Illustration of a Mark VII Mod 2 SDV, with labels.

This Underwater Vehicle Was Used by Navy SEALs in Vietnam

by Carl O. Schuster12/14/202312/14/2023

The Complicated Vietnam War Legacy of Henry Kissinger

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher and Larry Porges11/30/202312/6/2023

Photo of a Marine mine sweep team checks a road west of Ca Lu for enemy mines in 1968, a duty performed every morning.

How Did Land Mine Warfare Work in Vietnam?

by David T. Zabecki11/15/202311/15/2023

Photo of President Nixon flanked by charts he used to illustrate his televised speech from the White House 4/7 in which he announced he will withdraw an additional 100,000 U.S. troops by December 1. The charts show the authorized troops level in South Vietnam.

This Signal Operator Witnessed Nixon’s Withdrawals from Vietnam. What He Saw Convinced Him it Wasn’t Working

by David L. Anderson10/25/20234/26/2024

Photo of a soldier in the U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry holds his rifle above his head as he serves as a 'traffic cop' for helicopters landing in a field during an operation north of Saigon in the Vietnam War, South Vietnam. The helicopters were bringing members of the unit to the area that they were to patrol.

When a Vietnamese Ally Was Wounded, Two American Soldiers Had to Choose Obedience or Compassion

by John B. Haseman and John M. Harris10/16/202310/16/2023

Photo of three American advisers, who had to abandon the Quang Tri base camp 19 miles south of the DMZ in face of enemy offensive, crouch in ditch for protection against incoming North Vietnamese Artillery. The soldiers were making their way to nearby city of Quang tri, South Vietnam on April 3, 1972.

As US Troops Withdrew From Vietnam in 1972, This City Refused to Surrender to Communist Invaders

by John D. Howard10/9/202310/9/2023

Photo of U.S Soldiers from the 101st cavalry division have set up these 105mm howitzers in a sand bagged fire-base at an elevated site in the center of the a Shau Valley in South Vietnam, August 12, 1968. From this position, gunners can give excellent fire support to men operating in the valley below.

What Are the Limits of Firepower? Maj. Gen. Robert Scales Speaks About America’s Way of War in Vietnam

by Warren Wilkins9/18/20239/18/2023

Photo of U.S. Marines in the chow line.

Faced With Soggy C-Rations, Marines in Vietnam Began Their Own Invasion — Of an Army Chow Line

by Bob Orkand9/12/20239/12/2023

Photo of Crewmen on board the Monitor, a "battleship" of the U. S. Navy's River Assault Force, fires 40 mm shells toward enemy positions in a jungle during recent operations in the Mekong Delta. The concept of riverine operations dates back to the U. S. Civil War and was used to divide the South in that conflict. In Vietnam, the Monitor is part of a flotilla which provides support to U. S. ground combat troops.

All You Need to Know About Riverine Operations in Vietnam

by David T. Zabecki9/11/20239/11/2023