Category Archives: Paris Peace Accords

Fall of Saigon

Posted on May 1, 2024 by 1960s: Days of Rage

A CIA officer helps evacuees up a ladder onto an Air America Bell 204/205 helicopter at 22 Gia Long Street 29 April 1975. “The fall of Saigon was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by North Vietnam … Continue reading →

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Decent interval

Posted on September 24, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Henry Kissinger and President Richard Nixon discussing the Vietnam situation in Camp David, 1972. “Decent interval is a theory regarding the end of the Vietnam War which argues that from 1971 or 1972, the Nixon Administration abandoned the goal of … Continue reading →

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Last Days in Vietnam (2014)

Posted on August 30, 2017 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Last Days in Vietnam is a 2014 American documentary film written, produced and directed by Rory Kennedy. The film had its world premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014. During the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam … Continue reading →

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Search and Destroy

Posted on July 20, 2017 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Burning Vietcong Base Camp My Tho “Search and Destroy, Seek and Destroy, or even simply S&D, refers to a military strategy that became a large component of the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War. The idea was to insert ground … Continue reading →

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