Category Archives: Viet Cong

Vietnam War – Khan Academy

Posted on November 30, 2018 by

“… In order to have a respectable understanding of the Vietnam War, we have to rewind all the way back to the late 1800s when France was colonizing Southeast Asia. And in particular, it colonized what is now Laos, Vietnam, … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary monument to CIA’s fall in Laos

Posted on November 2, 2018 by

Air America helicopters land on top of Phou Pha Thi mountain during the US’ ‘secret war’ in Laos. “Half a century after North Vietnamese sappers scaled sheer 200-meter cliffs in the dead of night to overrun a strategic US Air … Continue reading →

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U.S. General Considered Nuclear Response in Vietnam War, Cables Show

Posted on October 6, 2018 by

President Johnson with Gen. William Westmoreland in South Vietnam in 1967. “In one of the darkest moments of the Vietnam War, the top American military commander in Saigon activated a plan in 1968 to move nuclear weapons to South Vietnam … Continue reading →

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Did the news media, led by Walter Cronkite, lose the war in Vietnam?

Posted on August 22, 2018 by

CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite went to Vietnam to provide viewers with an assessment of the war’s progress. His one-hour special report aired on Feb. 27, 1968. “Until 1968, Walter Cronkite believed what his government told him about the Vietnam … Continue reading →

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The American Who Predicted Tet

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

“The Tet offensive, which began 50 years ago today and is remembered as the turning point of the Vietnam War, caught Americans by surprise. One of the few who saw what was coming was Edward Lansdale, the legendary covert operative … Continue reading →

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Winter Soldier (1972)

Posted on June 3, 2018 by

“Winter Soldier is a 1972 documentary film chronicling the Winter Soldier Investigation which took place in Detroit, Michigan, from January 31 to February 2, 1971. The film documents the accounts of American soldiers who returned from the War in Vietnam, … Continue reading →

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Võ Nguyên Giáp

Posted on May 29, 2018 by

“Võ Nguyên Giáp (Vietnamese: [vɔ̌ˀ ŋʷīən zǎːp]; 25 August 1911 – 4 October 2013) was a Vietnamese general in the Vietnam People’s Army and a politician. Võ Nguyên Giáp is considered one of the greatest military strategists of the 20th century. … Continue reading →

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