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Search and Destroy: A Misconception

kubia March 15, 2014 Leave a comment

Search and Destroy as a Failure Search and Destroy was part of the attrition warfare and a major tactic used in the Vietnam War. For many people, Gen. Westmoreland, the commander of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), built... Continue reading

Media Role in The Vietnam War

Alan Rohn March 2, 2014 3 Comments

Evolution of The Media Since the beginning of the World War II, television gradually became familiar to the public. At the end of the war, it began to be manufactured in large-scale. In 1950s, there were only 9% of... Continue reading

National Liberation Front: From Guerrilla Attacks to Conventional Warfare

Tom Valentine February 22, 2014 Leave a comment

From Viet Minh to Viet Cong At the end of the First Indochina War in 1954, there were some 60,000 Viet Minh members serving in South Vietnam. Following the Geneva Accords, a large number of these men began to... Continue reading

Buddhist Crisis

kubia February 15, 2014 1 Comment

Following the 1954 Geneva Conference, Ngo Dinh Diem – a Vietnamese Roman Catholic and passionate anti-Communist, assumed leadership in Saigon after the 1955 referendum. As a member of Vietnamese Catholic minority, Diem relied deeply on the loyalty and support... Continue reading

Vietnam War Weapons

Alan Rohn January 14, 2014 1 Comment

U.S. and Allies Weapons Infantry Weapon / M16 Until early 1960s, M14 was still the primary infantry weapon in Vietnam. Although accurate and powerful with its 7.62mm ammunition, M14 was heavy and unwieldy. Using 7.62mm cartridge, M14 was also... Continue reading

Operation Rolling Thunder

Tom Valentine January 4, 2014 Leave a comment

On August 7, 1964, the U.S Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident authorizing the President Johnson to use military power in Southeast Asia without a formal declaration of war. Deeper American... Continue reading

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

Kenny Rogers December 14, 2013 Leave a comment

Background After taking office, President Lyndon Johnson became more concerned about the capability of Saigon government in handling the Viet Cong guerillas. In early 1964, he decided to increase military aid to South Vietnam and created more pressure on... Continue reading

Vietnam POWs

Tom Valentine November 17, 2013 Leave a comment

On August 5, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson ordered Operation “Pierce Arrow” – the first U.S. air operation against North Vietnam in response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. The operation’s major objectives were to destroy several North Vietnamese torpedo... Continue reading

Strategic Hamlet Program

Kenny Rogers November 12, 2013 Leave a comment

The Rural Community Development Program In late 1950s, the Communists began to increase their activities in the South Vietnam. In December 1960, the National Liberation Front (NLF) was formed and rapidly controlled large sections of South Vietnamese countryside. Realizing... Continue reading

The Pentagon Papers

kubia November 5, 2013 Leave a comment

In early 1967, Robert S. McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense, who had been a leading proponent of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, was now frustrated with the stalemate of the Vietnam War. He desired to leave a comprehensive analysis about... Continue reading

The Vietnam War

Vietnam War Events

Search and Destroy: A Misconception

Media Role in The Vietnam War

National Liberation Front: From Guerrilla Attacks to Conventional Warfare

Buddhist Crisis

Vietnam War Weapons

Operation Rolling Thunder

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

Vietnam POWs

Strategic Hamlet Program

The Pentagon Papers

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Media Role in The Vietnam War

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