Explore the defining battles of the Vietnam War (1954 to 1975) and their enduring lessons in this insightful retrospective.

Oliver Stone’s Platoon, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and was a massive box office success, opened the door for a new conversation about Vietnam both at the cinema and in wider culture ...

A Vietnam veteran reflects on guerrilla warfare, mistrust between civilians and soldiers, and the long-term effects of combat ...

These Vietnam War protest songs still resonate with listeners, young and old, decades after they were first released.

The Vietnam War was one of the Cold War’s most drawn-out conflicts – but even its end was traumatic, as communist forces ...

W hat was the Vietnam war? A “quagmire”, as one historian called it? A “commitment looking for a justification”, as a 1960s ...

A wounded ARVN Ranger from the 52nd Ranger Battalion readies his weapon despite severe head injuries during the Battle of Dong Xoai, June 11, 1965. The Rangers fought through a Viet Cong ambush to ...

South Viet Nam’s generals staged their coup—and the U.S. cheered it—on the theory that they could wage the war against the Communist Viet Cong guerrillas more successfully than Diem. They will have to ...

As a close air support warplane, the AC-47 was an essential lifeline in the often close quarter combat of the Vietnam War. Originally developed in the 1930s, the C-47 Skytrain was the military variant ...

The rainy season was over. Under clear skies and sharp sunlight, the Communist Viet Cong guerrillas last week prepared the major offensive that they hope will topple the unsteady regime of President ...