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Photo of American forces on Chu Lai beach searching for a defensive position shortly after descending from the landing crafts aboard the USS Thomaston. Vietnam, June 1965.

In the First Major Offensive of the Vietnam War, Both Sides Claimed Victory. Who Actually Won?

by John Walker6/26/20236/26/2023

In Operation Starlite in 1965, U.S. Marines Battled A Formidable Viet Cong Regiment.

Illustration of Viet Cong tunnel network in Vietnam.

How “Tunnel Rats” Fought the Viet Cong in Underground Tunnels in Vietnam

by William P. Head3/6/20233/7/2023

A narrow gap between the protestors and the riot police during a demonstration against the Vietnam War in Washington DC, 21st May 1972. 173 demonstrators were later arrested during a violent confrontation with the police. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

When Did the US Lose the Vietnam War? Here Are Some Dates

by Jerry D. Morelock11/17/20224/26/2024

Year of the Hawk: America’s Descent into Vietnam, 1965 book cover. Troopers in the 173rd Airborne Brigade carry men wounded in a battle at a Viet Cong stronghold about 40 miles north of Saigon in early November 1965. That year was one of the war’s most consequential, with the first major combat against enemy forces.

Book Review: America’s Descent into Vietnam, 1965

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher11/15/20224/26/2024

Did General William Westmoreland Actually Have a Logical Strategy in Vietnam?

by Dr. Erik Villard3/16/20223/2/2024

Did the U.S. Consider Using Nuclear Weapons in Vietnam?

by Dr. Erik Villard3/2/20223/9/2022

In Vietnam, Americans Pioneered New Type of Counterinsurgency

by Warren Wilkins1/21/20221/21/2022

Book Review: War In the Villages

by Marc Leepson11/24/20214/26/2024

INTERVIEW: Gen. David Petraeus / The Most Important Lesson I Learned

by Warren Wilkins9/28/20214/26/2024

Book Review: Echoes of Our War / Vietnam Veterans Reflect 50 Years Later

by Marc Leepson9/9/20214/26/2024