This costly conflict spanned generations—and its brutal legacy endures. But why did the bloodshed go on for so long?

Only a handful of Vietnam War movies have won Best Picture at the Oscars, including Platoon and The Deer Hunter, but which is ...

Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller is offering a Drunk History version of how the Vietnam War ended just as President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be trying to re-enact the fall of ...

The Vietnam War is one of the most controversial conflicts in history, one that divided the nation on moral and political ...

To pick up from the end of my collaborator’s dive into the history of activism on campus against the Vietnam War, it’s time to go further and answer the next question: What should we make of ...

People’s Army – During his visit to Vietnam in June 2012, the U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta gave Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh a number of items that belonged to a People’s Army of ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Airpower could neither destroy North Vietnamese commitment to unification, nor sufficiently strengthen the Saigon regime’s ability to control its own territory. With ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** In May 1968, 1st/Lt. Robin ...

On April 30, the United States commemorates the 30th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. As we look back at Vietnam, we must ask ourselves, what have we learned? How do we bring those lessons ...

For decades, Ha Toung kept quiet about his experience in Southeast Asia. Toung, a former officer of the Army of the Republic ...

It’s like a job but Keith Goudy doesn’t get paid for preserving the history of his fellow Vietnam veterans. He devotes four to eight hours daily to his Facebook groups. He is the founder and president ...

Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty performs in 2007 in Los Angeles. (Mark J. Terrill/AP) Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of ...