The Vietnam War was not the United States' bloodiest or most costly conflict, but its effects were deep and long-lasting. Its unpopularity polarized the country; its cost made it difficult to ...

Faulty weapons, cover-ups, and atrocities that shock the conscience. We've spent decades trying to make sense of the Vietnam War, with unanswered questions going as far back as the day the U.S. got ...

In 1954, the French were finally defeated by the Viet Minh at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. The French had tried to block a communist supply line and set up a defensive system at an army base in ...

The filmmakers and Bank of America partnered with Spotify to invite some of today's most visionary artists to reimagine the iconic songs of the Vietnam War era. The Echoes of Vietnam playlist ...

One recipient, Kenneth W. David, is expected to attend the White House ceremony, while the others honored posthumously with the award will be represented by family members.

Before the Vietnam War, there was no Sniper training program in the U.S. Army. The first organized sniper training program was established in 1961 in Hawaii in the U.S. Marine Corps. The U.S. Army ...

Stewardess Anne Sweeney, a native of East Greenwich, readied herself for that flight. R&R trips tested the emotional capacity ...

Vietnam’s ‘bamboo diplomacy’ aims for flexibility in its relations with other countries. It has needed it where the war in ...

This defeat was formalised in the Geneva Agreement and temporarily separated Vietnam into two zones: a northern zone to be governed by the Viet Minh, and a southern zone to be governed by an anti ...

Lindsay to examine the lessons of the Vietnam War. Fifty Years After the Tet Offensive: Lessons From the Vietnam War Panelists discuss the fiftieth anniversary of the Tet Offensive, launched in ...