Sent north to help the Marines, the Army’s 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry, fought a nightmarish battle in the shadow of the DMZ.
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Lt. Col. John E. Gross Recalls the Tet Battles of Bien Hoa and Long Binh
An eyewitness account of the battle for control of Bien Hoa and Long Binh on the first day of the 1968 Tet Offensive.
Battlefield Medics: Saving Lives Under Fire
From the Argonne to Saigon, battlefield medics were a wounded soldier’s lifeline.
The Abrams Tapes: Insight to the MACV Headquarters During the Vietnam War
The once-classified tape recordings of General Creighton Abrams’ staff meetings provide an unparalleled window into the inner workings of MACV headquarters.
‘You may fire when ready, Gridley!’ Commodore Dewey’s Victory at Manila Bay
Battle of Manila Bay: Commodore Dewey’s Victory
Air America: Played a Crucial Part of the Emergency Helicopter Evacuation of Saigon
The last assignment of the CIA’s Far East airline was one of its most hectic: airlift more than one thousand people to safety from Saigon rooftops just prior to North Vietnam’s capture of the city.
Interviews with a Top North Vietnam Army General and Two Former Soldiers
Interviews with a top North Vietnam Army general and two former soldiers provide important insights into the other side’s perspective on the Vietnam War.
Gas Balloons: View From Above the Civil War Battlefield
Led by pioneering balloonist Thaddeus Lowe, daredevil aeronauts on both sides of the war took to the skies in flimsy balloons to eyeball their opponents’ every move. Soldiers on the ground often did not take kindly to the unwanted attention.
Dog Tags Lost and Found In Southeast Asia: An Update
Three scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) reach some surprising conclusions about ‘the mystery of the dog tags.’
The 1966 Buddhist Crisis in South Vietnam
In 1966, resistance to the Saigon government almost sparked a South Vietnamese civil war.