Vietnam War Destinations
Part 2 "This war has already stretched the generation gap so wide
that it threatens to pull the country apart."--Sen. Frank Church, May 1970
La Vang Basilica
The basilica was a favorite pilgrimage site for Vietnamese Catholics.
Le Duc Tho
Le Duc Tho was North Vietnam's principal negotiator at the Paris peace talks.
Lies, Deceit and Hypocrisy
"A study of the journalism in the early part of the Vietnam War, 1962-63.
The Saigon correspondents reported that the South Vietnamese and their American advisers were losing the war against the Viet Cong and their North Vietnamese allies. The reports the correspondents sent home were not very popular in the Pentagon and the Saigon establishment, but it was a job that had to be done to serve the truth."
LZ Angel
A place for writers, poets, actors, film makers and artists. Also website for the self-published author orgainization - The American Authors Association - which is open to all writers. The website helps writers and artists promote their creative works.
Edward Lansdale
Super spy.
Letter from President Nixon
to President Nguyen Van Thieu
of the Republic of Vietnam
January 5, 1973
Released April 30, 1975.
The Library Card
A Vietnam War Short Story.
Life Was Simpler When I Carried a Duffel Bag
by Sergeant Major (Ret) George S. Kulas
I remember when I started out in the military and life seemed simple. Everything I owned could be carried in my duffel bag. When it was time to move on, my fatigues, underwear, socks, boots, shoes, hats, etc. were all packed into the duffel bag, which was then locked with a padlock. I guess I didn't want anyone stealing any of my stuff.
Walter Lippmann
One of the country's most prominent syndicated columnists.
Long Binh
A major United States Army supply facility.
Mai Pham
Mai Pham is the chef and owner of Lemon Grass Restaurant in Sacramento, California, a nationally acclaimed restaurant featuring Vietnamese and Thai cuisine. A respected expert on Southeast Asian Cuisine, she writes for national publications, conducts cooking classes and seminars, and serves as a consultant to various food organizations throughout the U.S. Mai came to the U.S. with her family after the fall of Saigon in 1975.
Many Women Served in Vietnam
Comprehensive links page to incountry women in Vietnam, including Army Nurse Corps, Special Services and Red Cross. There is information about the Incountry Women e-mail discussion group. This page is dedicated to the Red Cross, Special Services, Army Nurse Corps, and other civilian and military women who served in Vietnam.
Graham Martin
Martin was named to replace Ellsworth Bunker as ambassador to Vietnam in 1973.
John S. McCain, Jr.
Commander in chief of Pacific naval forces (1968-72).
Eugene McCarthy
Senator McCarthy was a blunt opponent of the Vietnam War.
Robert Strange McNamara
U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1961-68.
Mekong Delta
Known for its complex system of rivers and canals as well as its rice cultivation.
Mekong River Project
By the early 1970s, the Mekong River Project had completed three dams providing for flood control and hydroelectric power.
Michigan State University Advisory Group (MSUAG)
Headed by Wesley Fishel.
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV)
A unified command subject to the direction of the Commander in Chief, Pacific.
Military-Industrial Complex Speech, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961
Military Police of the Vietnam War
A tribute to the Military Police who served in Vietnam.
Military Reading List
Military Books & Recommended Reading Lists.
Military Writers Society of America (MWSA)
"We are an association of more than five-hundred authors, poets, and artists, drawn together by the common bond of military service. Most of our members are active duty military, retirees, or military veterans. A few are lifelong civilians who have chosen to honor our military through their writings or their art. Our only core principle is a love of the men and women who defend this nation, and a deeply personal understanding of their sacrifice and dedication."
Mining of Haiphong Harbor
Haiphong is the major port and third largest city in North Vietnam.
Mobile Guerrilla Forces
Known as Blackjack Missions.
The Montagnards
"America's most loyal allies in Vietnam."
Napalm
While used in World War II and the Korean War, napalm became notorious in Vietnam.
National Center For PTSD
The National Center for PTSD is a program of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and carries out a broad range of activities in research, training, and public information.
National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam
A short-lived organization formed in August 1965 in order to mobilize nationwide activity against the war in Vietnam.
National Leadership Council
Generals Thieu, Ky, and Co declared the establishment of a National Leadership Council to govern the Republic of Vietnam.
Navarre Plan
Henry Navarre was appointed commander of French forces in Indochina in May 1953.
New Zealand
New Zealand sent nearly a thousand soldiers and artillery support troops to South Vietnam because they wanted to prove their commitment to American collective security arrangements in the Pacific and because they genuinely did not want to see a Communist takeover of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
Newport
Newport handled more than 150,000 tons of supplies each month.
Ngo Dinh Diem
His oppressiveness and refusal to instigate reforms tried the patience of the United States.
Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu
Madame Nhu saw herself as the reincarnation of the Trung sisters, ancient leaders in the struggle for independence from China.
Richard Milhous Nixon's First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1969
President Nixon's "Silent Majority" Speech
Once a Newby Always a Newby
by Sergeant Major (Ret) George S. Kulas
As we were leaving the plane, the stewardess announced that she hoped we had a good tour—not a good day, as is usually the custom. I recall thinking to myself that I probably wouldn’t have a good day, or see another pretty blonde like her, for the next 13 months.
199th Light Infantry Brigade
The 199th sustained more than 3,200 casualties during its stay in South Vietnam.
Order of battle for carriers and carrier-based squadrons
in the Western Pacific (WestPac) and Vietnam 1964-1975
Compiled by the Naval Aviation History Branch, Naval Historical Center.
Excerpts from the Paris Accords
January 27, 1973
Paul Clayton, Author
Paul Clayton, author of "Calling Crow," was born in '48, drafted in '68, sent to Vietnam in September of the same year. He served with an infantry line company in the 4th Infantry Division, in the Central Highlands of Pleiku Province. After the army Mr. Clayton went to Temple University in Philadelphia, earning a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature in 1976. In 1995 he published his first work of fiction.
Peace Proposal of the Provisional Revolutionary Government
of the Republic of South Viet Nam
July 1, 1971
Pieces: A Vietnam Memoir
by Ed Blanco
"Pieces" is the story of a young paratrooper's tour of duty in Vietnam during the bloodiest year of the war. It is also the story of a homecoming to a Latino and black housing project in Brooklyn, New York, and the story of the author's return to Vietnam in 1989 to find a hamlet where buddies and peasants died during a firefight twenty-one years earlier.
Recalling the Vietnam War
"In their reminiscences, leading players in the drama conjure up a fascinating portrait of the causes and consequences of U.S. decisions. What emerges is a rich tapestry where the pressures of global and domestic politics, the implications of a flawed strategy, and the influence of human weakness and moral blindness come together to produce a tragic turning point in the history of U.S. foreign policy." Globetrotter Research Galleries: Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association
Redcatcher.org
The site for the 199th Light Infantry Brigade Vietnam.
Revolution and War in Vietnam
Professor William A. Joseph's "Political Science 306S" class at Wellesley College. Information at this impressive site: On-line Assignments, General Vietnam War Sites, Glossaries and Bibliographies, The My Lai Massacre, Personal Recollections and Photos, American Women in the Vietnam War, Vietnam Veteran Sites, Anti-War Movement Sites, Other Vietnam War Sites, Contemporary Vietnam Sites, Cambodia and Laos Sites. This is a great Internet destination for anyone who wants to learn more about the Vietnam War.
Richard Galli's Books
RICHARD GALLI peels back decades of cynicism and shows us that within the young Americans we send to war there sometimes beat gentle, optimistic, hilarious hearts.
The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Online
(Vietnam War Bibliography)
Fiction, General, Biographies and Autobiographies, Anti-War Writings, Children and Young Adults, Recommended Articles, Other Bibliographies and Collections
Saigon
Saigon was the capital city of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Saigon Rumors
A Vietnam War Short Story.
SAM
The acronym SAM described surface-to-air missiles used by the North Vietnamese.
San Antonio Formula
President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered a speech in which he offered to cease the bombing of North Vietnam.
Sarge's Jungle
As well as being a Vietnam veteran, Sarge is a blues singer, and harmonica master. Sarge appears at concert venues, blues clubs, schools, colleges and universities across the nation. He performs his Vietnam Blues Show which consists of music from "Sarge's Vietnam Blues Combat Tested Blues For Peace" recording, (on CD and cassette), powerful Vietnam War poetry, and war stories.
Seabees
Naval construction units, known as Seabees, were active in the Vietnam conflict from the very beginning of the American presence there.
SEALORDS
An acronym for South East Asian Lake Ocean River Delta Strategy.
Seal Teams
The United States Navy started its own counterinsurgency groups, known as sea, air, and land (SEAL) teams.
II Corps
II Corps was the second allied combat tactical zone in South Vietnam.
II Field Force Vietnam
Headquartered at Bien Hoa.
The Secret Vietnam War: The United States Air Force in Thailand, 1961-1975
by Jeff Glasser
"The Secret Vietnam War: The United States Air Force in Thailand, 1961-1975" is a book detailing unit and some individual activities for the time period specified. The book details our Pre-Tonkin and Post-Paris Accords history and military/political conditions in addition to the 'official' time span. Weapons and procedures of today's warfare (e.g., precision-guided munitions, gunships) were introduced and/or honed during this time period, from the seven main bases in Thailand.
17 Construction Squadron
Workshops Vietnam Association
Australian Veterans.
Shanghai Communique of 1972
Issued by President Richard Nixon during his diplomatic mission to the People's Republic of China.
A Shot and a Wound by David A. Willson
"Folks who have read the first two books in my REMF trilogy, "REMF Diary" and "The REMF Returns" have marveled at the risk-free tour of duty that the REMF served in Vietnam. They assume that I and the REMF are the same man, that our tours of duty were the same. Not true. There are similarities, I admit. But unlike the REMF, I never served in Italy. I've never even been to Italy. Also, I never had a fixation on Madame Ky, although I did admire her style and felt my heart race when she appeared in her black go-to-hell jumpsuit." --David A. Willson
South Vietnam
Officially the Republic of Vietnam (RVN), an anti-communist led country that existed from 1954 to 1975.
Special Forces
First organized in 1952 to establish guerrilla warfare capabilities behind enemy lines.
Dr. Benjamin Spock
Antiwar activist and writer.
Spring Mobilization to End the War in Vietnam
Up to its time, the Spring Mobilization was the largest antiwar demonstration in U.S. history.
The Springfield 50 Project's
Western Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Oliver Stone
Vietnam Vet filmmaker.
Surprised at Tet:
U.S. Naval Forces in Vietnam, 1968 by Glenn E. Helm
Reference Librarian, Navy Department Library, Naval Historical Center.
Vietnam War Destinations, Part 1
Vietnam War Destinations, Part 2
Vietnam War Destinations, Part 3
Vietnam War Destinations, Part 4
Vietnam War at Amazon
Vietnam War on DVD at Amazon
Vietnam War Kindle Books
VietnamWar.net
The Literary Hootch, Part 1
The Literary Hootch, Part 2
The Literary Hootch, Part 3
Vietnam War History, Part 1
Vietnam War History, Part 2
Vietnam War History, Part 3
Vietnam War History, Part 4
Vietnam War Research Material, Part 1
Vietnam War Research Material, Part 2
Vietnam War Research Material, Part 3
Vietnam War Research Material, Part 4
The French in Vietnam
Vietnam War Battles, Campaigns, Offensives, Operations, Programs
Vietnam War Aircrafts
Vietnam War Documents, Speeches, Papers
Vietnam War Cities, Districts, Installations, Places, Provinces
Vietnam War Weapons and Equipment
Vietnam and U.S. Presidents
Vietnam War Humor
Vietnam Religions
The Media: Vietnam War
U.S. Allies in the Vietnam War
Vietnam War Antiwar
Political and Government Figures Involved in the Vietnam War
Trips to Vietnam
The Vietnamese: Vietnam War
Women and the Vietnam War
Vietnam War Films
Vietnam War Fiction Books
Vietnam War Books by Women Writers
Vietnam War Short Story Books
Vietnam War Screenplays
Military Leaders in the Vietnam War
Vietnam War Memorials
Vietnam War Battalions, Brigades, Corps, Divisions, Organizations, Units
Vietnam War Poetry
The Wall: Vietnam War
Vietnam War Quiz
Vietnam War Quotations
Vietnam War Books, Part 1
Vietnam War Books, Part 2
World War II Films (Part 1)
World War II Films (Part 2)
That Year in Saigon
Memories Are Like Clouds
A Saigon Party:
And Other Vietnam War Short Stories
A Saigon Warrior's Journal
MemorableQuotations.com
Screenplays by Diana Dell and Carol Dingle
VietnamWar.net
http://www.vietnamwar.net
