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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Battlefield: Vietnam 
 An overview of the Vietnam War by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) that provides a brief history of the conflict, a detailed timeline, information on Vietcong guerrilla tactics, a detailed look at the siege of Khe Sanh, as well as specifications of the aircraft deployed. Links to other related PBS sources are also provided. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/ Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 2, 2009 Gulf of Tonkin Index - 11/30/2005 and 05/30/2006
This November 2005 release contains "previously classified information regarding the Vietnam era, specifically the Gulf of Tonkin incident. This release includes a variety of articles, chronologies of events, oral history interviews, signals intelligence (SIGINT) reports and translations, and other related memoranda." From the National Security Agency (NSA). http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/declass/gulf_of_tonkin/ Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 22, 2009 May 4 Collection
Site of an archive devoted to the May 4, 1970 "student demonstration against the Vietnam War." Contains a FAQ about the day when "Ohio National Guardsmen left four students dead," a description and subject guide to the May 4 Collection, a chronology of events, an annotated bibliography, and more. From the Department of Special Collections and Archives at Kent State University. http://www.library.kent.edu/page/11247 Topics: Activism, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 11, 2007 Operation Babylift
"This is the story of Operation Babylift, an amazing and far-reaching event in adoption history. In 1975 over 3,000 infants and children were airlifted from Vietnam and adopted by families around the world." The site features an overview, photographs, articles, and original stories from those who assisted in Operation Babylift and from adoptees. Also includes links to related sites. From the president of national support group Families with Children from Vietnam. http://www.adoptvietnam.org/adoption/babylift-index.htm Topics: Families, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, The United States Presidency, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 22, 2005 The Pentagon Papers: Secrets, Lies and Audiotapes (The Nixon Tapes and the Supreme Court Tape)
Documents and audio related to the June 1971 "Pentagon Papers" case, in which the Supreme Court lifted restraints that had been issued by the U.S. government against The New York Times for its publication of stories about a secret government study on the Vietnam War. Features audio and transcripts of Nixon White House conversations, excerpts from memoirs, and Supreme Court briefs, evidence, and opinions. From the National Security Archive at George Washington University. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB48/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, News, Presidents by Name, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 6, 2006 Precious Cargo
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program that "follows the bittersweet journey of a group of Vietnamese young people, adopted by American families at the end of the Vietnam War, who travel back to their homeland in search of their personal history." The site features a description of the program and profiles of adoptees, a video clip, brief information about the 1975 Operation Babylift and transracial adoption, and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/itvs/preciouscargo/ Topics: Families, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 22, 2005 Special Report: Tiger Force
Series of articles "uncovering the atrocities of an elite U.S. Army fighting unit in the Vietnam War that killed unarmed civilians and children during a seven-month rampage." Three reporters won a 2004 Pulitzer Prize for these articles. Includes audio clips, commentary, map, and photos. From the Toledo Blade, the daily newspaper located in Toledo, Ohio. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=SRTIGERFORCE Topics: Crime, Military, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, United States History, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 12, 2004 Vietnam Passage: Journeys from War to Peace
Tells the stories of six Vietnamese people and an American journalist: their connection to the Vietnam War and their lives since. Also has a lot of information about Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), tourism in contemporary Vietnam, a teacher's guide, and links to other resources. Companion site to a PBS documentary of the same title. http://www.pbs.org/vietnampassage/ Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 22, 2002 The Vietnam Project
"In addition to its mission of collecting materials concerning Vietnam, the Vietnam War, and Southeast Asia, the Vietnam Archive currently administers two projects, the Oral History Project and the Virtual Vietnam Archive." The site features oral histories, documents (such as official military records) and photographs. Also includes operations and acronyms databases. Searchable. From Texas Tech University. Note: Some material not available online due to copyright/donor restrictions. http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Mar 17, 2004 The Vietnam-Era Prisoner-of-War/ Missing-in-Action Database
"This database has been established to assist researchers interested in investigating the U.S. Government documents pertaining to U.S. military personnel listed as unaccounted for as of December 1991." Retrieves information on documents which can then be obtained from the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/pow/ Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 7, 2005 Vietnam: Yesterday and Today
Contains a chronology of U.S.-Vietnam relations, bibliographies, and links to websites about Vietnam and the Vietnam War. http://servercc.oakton.edu/~wittman/ Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 7, 2005 The Wars for Vietnam - 1945 - 1975
Includes an overview of the war, official documents, including the Geneva Peace Accords, excerpts from Diem's legislation against suspected Communists (Law 10/59), the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, various peace proposals, excerpts from the Paris Accords, and links to other Vietnam resources. "Developed around the course materials for Robert Brigham's senior seminar on the Viet Nam War at Vassar College." http://vietnam.vassar.edu/ Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 27, 2004 |
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