Vietnam Links

A Glimpse into the History of Vietnam offers a short background into the history of pre-colonial Vietnam through 1963.

Eisenhower's April 7, 1954 Press Conference on the eve of Dienbienphu.

Commentary: Dienbienphu's Historic Battle a review of the famous battle from the Washington Times.

The Geneva Accords the historical documents that set the stage for the Second Indochinese War.

Ngo Dinh Diem the first president of Vietnam from Wikipedia.

The Viet Cong Program, 1962 a look at the National Liberation Front before the American War.

The War Room an opposing view of Kennedy's role in the Vietnam disaster.

Kennedy and Vietnam a view that Kennedy would have followed the course later taken by LBJ.

Doubts Plagued LBJ Early in the Vietnam War is an examination of LBJ before he crossed the Rubicon.

Gulf of Tonkin Attack Walter Cronkite remembers the background of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and offers some of the LBJ tapes as offered by NPR.

Dean Rusk is a bio of LBJ's Secretary of State and his role in the Vietnam tragedy.

Vo Nguyen Giap and Tet reviews the NVA plans for the Tet offensive.

The My Lai Cases covers the courts-martial of the main criminals involved in the massacre, including transcripts, including the Peers Report.

My Lai from the American Experience gives a general overview of what had happened.

Nixon, Kissinger and Vietnam a New York Times release of Nixon on My Lai.

The Vietnam War Protests is a general overview of the situation during the Vietnam War.

The Anti-War Movement in the United States goes into more detail of the rise of the SDS and the anti-war struggle in the United States starting in 1965.

The Cambodian Killing Fields examines the Cambodian genocide of the 1970s resulting from the victory of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge.

The Dith Pran Holocaust Awareness Project offers students a new awareness of what happened in Cambodia during the final stages of the Second Indochinese War.

The Paris Peace Accords details the provisions of the agreement which gave the U.S. a decent interval before Saigon's final reckoning with Hanoi.

Vietnam War Deaths is a breakdown of American KIAs according to service and status, volunteer, draftee, or reserve/national guard.

Major National Guard Call-Ups covers the number of American National Guardsmen mobilized throughout the history of the United States.