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Armed Services
National
Museum of the United States Air Force: Vietnam War History Gallery
...gives a timeline of the Vietnam
War with topics such as POW/MIAs and gunships discussed at each date.
The United States Army
Insignia Home Page
...shows examples of the Army's
insignia during the Vietnam War.
General
AIIPOWMIA: Paris Peace
Accords
...full text of the 1973
agreement signed in Paris to end and restore peace in Vietnam.
American Experience: Vietnam
Online (PBS)
...exhaustive look at the
Vietnam War: the people, the places, the issues, and the outcomes; has a "Who's
Who" section that gives brief bios of leaders involved in the War, information
concerning the MIA Issue, the My Lai Massacre, the "language" of the Viet Nam
War, weapons/armed vehicles/standard-issue equipment, and a timeline.
Battlefield: Vietnam
...contains information giving a
brief history of the war, a timeline, guerrilla tactics, the air war, the siege
of Khe Sahn, and web resources.
Digital History
...discusses different aspects
and readings of the war such as its cost, political personalities, major
consequences of the war, the Vietnam and American cultures, etc.
Famous American Trials: The My Lai Courts-Martial 1970
...shares stories of two
tragedies coming from the war: the massacre of the people in the village of My
Lai and the cover-up of the massacre.
Tunnel
Rats
...gives
brief background of what "tunnel rats" were and their purpose. Also gives
diagrams of typical Viet Cong tunnel system and a link as to how "tunnel rats"
began.
Vets
with a Mission: History of Vietnam and the Vietnam War
...given
from the perspective of the vets who fought there on both sides, the memories,
the photos, and the VWAM's humanitarian work. The site is a very comprehensive
place to find information on the peoples of Vietnam and its early history, the
role of our armed services in the war, our allies, memorabilia, photos from
Life magazine, the AP Wire Service and photos taken of Marble Mountain, the
Tet Offensive, Con Thien, Que Son Valley, American grunts, etc. Past, current,
and future projects area also described.
The Vietnam Project
...consists of a Virtual
Vietnam Archive where copies of actual documents and materials concerning
different aspects of the Vietnam War can be searched, such as Agent Orange
(Acrobat Reader required). The Virtual Archive also has available audio and
video files in a streaming format that can be downloaded. Also, the mission of
the Oral History Project section is to create and preserve a more complete
record of the wars in Southeast Asia by preserving, through recorded interviews,
the recollections and experiences of the men and women who participated in these
wars, as well as those military and civilian personnel involved in activities
surrounding the wars on the home front. The Virtual Archive also has available
audio and video files in a streaming format that can be downloaded. Under the
Teachers' Resource Web are many articles and photos of U.S. Presidents involved
in the Vietnam War, a senator, equipment, and artifacts.
Vietnam War
...gives both in outline and chart form, basics of the Vietnam War, such as the
effects of the war, major battles and operations, involvement by the United
States, statistics, etc.
Vietnam War
Bibliography
...lists
more than 4,000 items with directs to the actual texts of several hundred
articles and books that are available online. This site can be searched by
topic, such as the My Lai and Hue Massacres, the Tonkin Gulf incident, the role
of the United States, our armed services and their involvement in the Vietnam
War, oral histories and accounts, the role of the media and public opinion,
propaganda, the draft, medical personnel, Agent Orange and other chemicals,
POWs/MIAs, literature and film, U.S. government publications, etc. Though the
site consists chiefly of lists of books and articles, one can find pertinent
information/copies of the actual documents by clicking on the links within the
bibliography.
Vietnam
War -- Essays & Papers
...gives
links to various lengthy papers and essays concerning the Vietnam War, such as
the evolution of U.S. Army tactical doctrine from 1946 – 1976, mechanized and
armor battle operations in Vietnam, Battle of Dong Ap Bia – Hill 937 (Hamburger
Hill), what a platoon leader should know about the enemy's jungle tactics, the
raid of the prison camp at Sontay, etc. Some of these papers require Acrobat
Reader.
The
Vietnam War: from the Delta to the DMZ, from Politics to Hippies
...intended as a picture essay, illustrating some to the conditions under which
soldiers from both sides lived, fought, played, and ultimately died. Be advised
that strict copyright laws protect the site and that images cannot be copied of
used in any form.
The
Vietnam War: Political and Military Figures
...lists
and gives information on various personalities of the day, such as Dwight
Eisenhower; information on issues, events, and organizations, such as guerrilla
warfare, the mass media and the war, Vietnam War protests, chemical warfare; a
forum for questions about the war; links to other Vietnam War websites; Vietnam
links; Vietnam veterans to interview by email.
The
Wars for Viet Nam: 1945 to 1975
...developed around course materials for Robert Brigham's senior seminar on the
Viet Nam War at Vassar College, offices students an opportunity to examine those
sources, including numerous official documents. Brigham was the first American
scholar given access to the Vietnamese archives on the war in Hanoi. Included
here are some of the Hanoi documents, offered for examination and study. Also
gives links to other websites concerning the Vietnam War, websites of
remembrance, maps, military history, archives, images and memories of Viet Nam
veterans, Vietnamese culture (art, music, religion), etc.
Herbicides/Defoliants
Defoliant Operations in
South East Asia: Project Ranch Hand
...concerns
the Agent Orange controversy and the story of a group of airmen who flew over
South Vietnam spraying the agent.
ICE
Case Studies: Vietnam and Herbicides -- Trade and Environment Database
...discusses
the adverse effects of defoliants on Vietnam's vegetation, its people and U.S.
servicemen.
Peace
Agreements
The
Paris Agreement on Vietnam: Twenty-five Years Later
...transcripts from a 1998 conference reexamining the peace and lessons of the
Vietnam experience.
Notes
on Paris Peace Accords, 27 January 1973
...briefly
notes the important points of the agreement by which the United States ceased
its military involvement in Vietnam.
Photos
The
Vietnam War Photo Album
...contains
thumbnail photos taken mostly by American servicemen who took pictures of
people, places, and things that they thought should be remembered from the
Vietnam War. The photos are divided up by branches of service.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)/Psychological Disorders
Findings from the
National Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Study
...gives
findings from a congressional mandate in 1983 concerning posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) and other psychological disorders among Vietnam veterans.
POWs
and MIAs
POW/MIA
Databases and Documents: The Vietnam-Era Prisoner-of-War/Missing-in-Action
Database
...contains
141,000+ microfilmed records to assist researchers
interested in investigating the U.S.
Government documents pertaining
to U.S. military personnel listed as unaccounted for as of December 1991. It
also has other related documents, such as the John McCain Bill, the U.S. Senate
Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs, and the U.S. House of Representatives
Select Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast Asia.
Protests and Anti-war
Movement
The Vietnam
War Protests
...gives the background of
possible influence of war protests or Anti-war movement on U.S.'s
involvement in the Vietnam War.
Pure Torture
...gives a
POW's graphic account of suffering and perseverance.
Timelines
The
History Place Presents the Vietnam War
...presents
the war with comprehensive timelines including quotes and analysis and the
United States in Vietnam from 1945 – 1975. The site is divided into time
periods and has a menu linking to battles and operations (such as Hamburger Hill,
Operation Rolling Thunder, My Lai), the Pentagon Papers, Kent State, etc. in
timeline form. Also, has a slide show consisting of 20 slides.
Vietnam
War Timeline
...gives a
brief timeline of the Vietnam War, starting with the United States involvement.
Veterans
Department of Veterans Affairs
...go to the
website and type in "Vietnam" in the search bar located on the bottom right of
the home page. Many articles concerning the rights and health of Vietnam
veterans can be found.
Vietnam Memorials
Vietnam
War Memorial Fund
...gives
links to websites concerning the Vietnam War: government, presidential
libraries, military and veterans, Vietnam history and education, Vietnam War
era, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and Vietnam War Issues/Support Groups.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial : The Wall USA
...dedicated to honoring those who died in the Vietnam War. Topics included are
the purpose of the memorial, the history of the POW/MIA bracelets, poems or
thoughts, men who were awarded the Medal of Honor, statistics concerning
POWs/MIAs, casualty statistics by type and service, photo gallery, etc.
Women
and Vietnam
Many
Women Served in Vietnam
...has
stories and information of women who served in some capacity in Vietnam, whether
if be as a correspondent, weather girl, humanitarian, military dependent,
civilian or military nurse, an entertainer, in the CIA, USO or USAID, in special
services, Operation Babylift, etc.
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