Why the Vietnam War dragged on for decades

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

‘The Stringer’ Trailer Shows a Hunt for the Truth About a Famous Vietnam War Photograph

Controversial new documentary coming to Netflix Nov. 28 investigates the origins of “Napalm Girl,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning ...
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8,000 Sea Mines That Shut Down North Vietnam

May 8th, 1972. As President Nixon addressed the nation, U.S. aircraft from USS Coral Sea dropped thousands of massive Mark 52 ...
Post-Bulletin

1972: Vietnam protestors gather in downtown Rochester

Diane Evans, a Northfield woman, took part in a 1,200-mile bicycle journey from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, the former Saigon. Evans, an Army combat nurse, was the primary catalyst in establishing the ...
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Clashes air combat over North Vietnam, 1965-1972 Marshall L. Michel III

A retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and Vietnam veteran makes full use of recently declassified U.S. documents in this first comprehensive study of fighter combat over North Vietnam. His balanced, ...
The Daily Sentinel

Vietnam veteran and combat medic to lead Veterans Day parade

A Vietnam War veteran and former combat medic will serve as the grand marshal of Saturday’s Veterans Day Parade.
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Did Jane Fonda save American lives by visiting North Vietnam in 1972?

To the editor: Jane Fonda’s actions arguably triggered the end of the Vietnam War. (“Why L.A. County’s ‘Jane Fonda Day’ declaration was so astoundingly insensitive,” Opinion, May 9) As a Vietnam War ...
The National Interest

Vietnam War: Was There Anyway the U.S. Military Could Have Won?

Mark Moyar, a scholar of U.S. foreign and military policy, years back had the opportunity to update an older argument on the viability of the Vietnam War. Moyar argues that the historical consensus on ...