Tag Archives: ARVN

Xá Lợi Pagoda raids

Posted on August 24, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The Xá Lợi Pagoda raids were a series of synchronized attacks on various Buddhist pagodas in the major cities of South Vietnam shortly after midnight on 21 August 1963. The raids were executed by the Army of the Republic of … 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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What I Saw in Vietnam – H.d.s. Greenway

Posted on October 10, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“They were burning brush, as they always do in the dry season, when my plane came in over the Vietnamese coast at dusk. Descending into Saigon, I could see fires burning below me, and in my naïveté I thought I … Continue reading →

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Buddhist crisis

Posted on May 8, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The Buddhist crisis (Vietnamese: Biến cố Phật giáo) was a period of political and religious tension in South Vietnam between May and November 1963, characterized by a series of repressive acts by the South Vietnamese government and a campaign of … Continue reading →

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Sihanouk Trail

Posted on March 23, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Map of the Communist forces in South Vietnam, 1964, showing areas controlled by the Viet Cong and the Ho Chi Minh trail that brought reinforcements from the North. “The Sihanouk Trail was a logistical supply system in Cambodia used by … Continue reading →

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Hearts and Minds – Peter Davis (1974)

Posted on February 6, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Hearts and Minds is a 1974 American documentary film about the Vietnam War directed by Peter Davis. The film’s title is based on a quote from President Lyndon B. Johnson: ‘the ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds … Continue reading →

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The Story of the Tet Offensive

Posted on January 31, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“At the end of January, the media will commemorate the fifty-year anniversary of one of the Vietnam War’s most pivotal moments: the Tet Offensive. On January 30, 1968, the combined forces of the Viet Cong, the People’s Liberation Armed Forces … Continue reading →

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The Terrible Violence of ‘Pacification’

Posted on January 24, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

South Vietnamese displaced by the war, circa 1970. “By the time of the cease-fire in Vietnam in 1973, more than 10 million South Vietnamese, mostly from rural areas — well over half of the estimated total population of 17 million … Continue reading →

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The Laos Crisis, 1960–1963

Posted on January 2, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The first foreign policy crisis faced by President-elect John F. Kennedy was not centered in Berlin, nor in Cuba, nor in the islands off the Chinese mainland, nor in Vietnam, nor in any of the better-known hot spots of the … Continue reading →

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Battle of Sông Bé

Posted on December 19, 2017 by 1960s: Days of Rage

An Loc – Phuoc – Dong Xoai – Bo Duc – Loc Ninh – Chon Thanh 1966-1972 “The Battle of Sông Bé was a major action between the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (Viet Cong) and Army … Continue reading →

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