They fought, they bled, and they died for their country," said the 73-year-old, who fought for South Vietnam in the Vietnam War. Warning: This story contains some imagery that readers might find ...

In 1954, the French were finally defeated by the Viet Minh at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. The French had tried to block a communist supply line and set up a defensive system at an army base in ...

Indeed, from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 1971, more than 100 American Vietnam veterans and 16 civilians gathered in a Detroit hotel to testify about the war crimes they had witnessed in South Vietnam.

Vietnam is a classic proxy war, with the Viet Cong substituting for the Soviet bloc, and the U.S. providing aid and air support (bombing) to a puppet regime. Vietnam's internal conflict begins in ...

US involvement in Vietnam began on 8 March 1965, when 3,500 marines were put ashore at Da Nang, South Vietnam. It effectively ended on 30 April 1975 with helicopter flights taking staff and ...

More than forty years after its conclusion, the Vietnam War is a persistent wound on the American psyche. It is a war that divided families and communities, and sparked massive protests on college ...

This year marks a handful of important anniversaries in the history of the Vietnam War. The United States' initial involvement in the Republic of Vietnam began in November 1955, when President ...