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6 Facts About the Huey Helicopter
The Vietnam War was a helicopter war. Nearly 12,000 helicopters of varying types flew during the conflict, but one model in particular has taken on iconic status. Thanks in large part to the...
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Valorous Women: Who Were The Rochambelles?
In 1943 General Philippe Leclerc, commander of the French 2nd Armoured Division in North Africa, was preparing his division to be part of Patton’s Third Army in the assault across Normandy to strike at...
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7 of the Best Vietnam War Films
As well as the being the first truly televised war, the Vietnam War helped inspire a cultural movement unparalleled in recent times. A key element of that was cinema, which brought home the remarkable...
View ArticleThe Escalation of the Vietnam Conflict: The Gulf of Tonkin Incident Explained
The Gulf of Tonkin incident broadly refers to two separate incidents. The first, on 2 August 1964, saw the destroyer USS Maddox engage three North Vietnamese Navy torpedo boats in the waters of the...
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5 Major Battles of the Vietnam War
Unlike, for example, the First and Second World Wars, where thousands of large set-piece battles defined the conflict, the US war in Vietnam was typically characterised by small skirmishes and...
View ArticleWould JFK Have Gone to Vietnam?
Possibly the most haunting counterfactual in recent US history is the question: Would JFK have gone to Vietnam? This question certainly helps account for the endurance of the Camelot myth, securing a...
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The My Lai Massacre: Shattering the Myth of American Virtue
On the morning of 16 March 1968, a group of American soldiers — mostly members of Charlie Company, US 1st Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade of the 23rd Infantry Division — tortured and...
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6 Facts About the Huey Helicopter
The Vietnam War was a helicopter war. Nearly 12,000 helicopters of varying types flew during the conflict, but one model in particular has taken on iconic status. Thanks in large part to the...
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Valorous Women: Who Were The Rochambelles?
In 1943 General Philippe Leclerc, commander of the French 2nd Armoured Division in North Africa, was preparing his division to be part of Patton’s Third Army in the assault across Normandy to strike at...
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8 of the Most Dangerous Viet Cong Booby Traps
The Vietnam War (1955-1975) effectively became a proxy Cold War battle over communism, with North Vietnam supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies, and the South supported by...
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The Vietnam Soldier: Weapons and Equipment for Frontline Combatants
This article has been adapted from The Vietnam War: The illustrated history of the conflict in Southeast Asia, edited by Ray Bonds and published by Salamander Books in 1979. The words and illustrations...
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French Departure and US Escalation: A Timeline of the Indochina War up to 1964
This article has been adapted from The Vietnam War: The illustrated history of the conflict in Southeast Asia, edited by Ray Bonds and published by Salamander Books in 1979. The words and illustrations...
View ArticleUS National Museum of the Marine Corps
The US National Museum of the Marine Corps chronicles the history of the Marines and their roles in various world conflicts. Photographs, information boards, medals, weapons, and aircraft are just some...
View ArticleHoa Lo Prison
Hoa Loa Prison was a famous prison located in Hanoi’s French District that received great notoriety because of its use by French colonial government, and later North Vietnamese fighters during the...
View ArticleThe Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, often shortened to the ‘VVM’, are a series of monuments in Washington DC commemorating those who fought in the Vietnam War. Originally envisioned by a Vietnam veteran...
View ArticleHo Chi Minh Museum
The Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi, Vietnam is dedicated to commemorating the life of the founder of Vietnam’s Communist Party and former President of North Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh Museum...
View ArticleImperial City of Hue
The Imperial City of Hue was the capital of Vietnam from 1802 to 1945 and of vital importance to the last Vietnamese royal house of the Nguyen Dynasty. As the country’s political, cultural and...
View ArticleHo Chi Minh Mausoleum
The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam is a vast granite and red marble structure which houses the tomb of Ho Chi Minh, affectionately known by some Vietnamese as Uncle Hồ. History of the Ho Chi...
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9 of the Best Songs Associated With the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War happened during the ’50s ’60s and ’70s from 1955 to 1975. During these 20 years the music being released had a big impact on the world. This means that the Vietnam War had a soundtrack...
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10 Facts About Colin Powell: The First Black US Secretary of State
Colin Powell was a top military officer who became the first black US secretary of state, serving under several Republican presidents, including Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush....
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