Vietnam War

Find out more about the journalists who reported directly from the frontlines of the Vietnam War.

How has the process of declaring war changed throughout the United States' history? What prompted Congress to enact the War Powers Resolution in the '70s, and what effect did it have?

WWII and Vietnam Veterans put their lives on the line for their country. But their treatment by government and civilians were completely different.

Learn how the Vietnam War and the construction of a gym on campus prompted Columbia University student groups to protest the administration in 1968. See how their numbers swelled into the thousands and inspired student protests all over the country.

Psychiatric nurse Elizabeth Allen volunteered for the Army and requested frontline duty in Vietnam.

Late in the war, the U.S. controversially expanded their attacks into Cambodia.

Learn about the international incident that escalated American involvement in the Vietnam War.

Photographers risked their lives to capture the graphic images of the Vietnam War.

What awaited soldiers when they were sent to fight there.

The UH-1 "Huey" helicopter became a symbol of U.S. combat forces in Vietnam.

A German American pilot, Dieter Dengler, uses survival skills honed as a child to escape a secret prison in Laos in the early years of the Vietnam war.

A calculated series of attacks take American and South Vietnamese forces by surprise, but the Viet Cong's offensive quickly spirals out of control.

Explore the circumstances surrounding the leaking of the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Department of Defense study of U.S. political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967, to the public.

Take a look at five of the most influential technological developments to come out of the Vietnam War.

Vietnam Dogfight at Midway.

In 1968, Ron Ridenhour, an infantryman in Vietnam, wrote a letter to President Nixon detailing the murder of 500 civillians by the U.S. Army in what would come to be known as the My Lai Massacre.

The guerilla warfare tactics of the North Vietnamese required U.S. military leaders to modify their combat strategy during the Vietnam War.

Get a closer look at the Hue Massacre in Vietnam.

The Green Berets are a dedicated group of special forces soldiers who put their lives on the line.

Agent Orange was a chemical herbicide used during the Vietnam War that had a devastating impact long after the conflict ended.

In a History Uncut video, see a combination of actual footage gathered from the Battle of Khe Sanh in the year 1968.

Although they began as medical helicopters, at the height of the war Hueys had three different functions.

Discover facts, figures and history about Vietnam.

North Vietnam's surprise attack on the South during the holiday of Tet altered the entire course of the Vietnam War. Morale among U.S. and South Vietnamese troops was crushed, and Americans back home increasingly wondered why their soldiers were there in the first place.

Whether they volunteered or were drafted, 1 out of 10 soldiers were injured or killed during Vietnam.

Search and Destroy missions were a crucial part of the American war strategy in Vietnam.

In 1966, an American fighter pilot took off from the USS Enterprise near the coast of Vietnam, only to be shot down and captured by enemy forces.

What happened at Kent State University on May 4, 1970? Learn about the political and social movements that set the stage for a bloody showdown between student protestors and the Ohio National Guard.

This massive North Vietnamese surprise attack during the 1968 Tet holiday was a crucial turning point in the war.

Learn about the many names and identities of the man who would become the face of the Vietnamese nationalist movement.

Historian Yohuru Williams takes a look back at protests during the Vietnam War.

Take a closer look at the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War.

For many soldiers, coming home was the happiest part of the war. But some were surprised by the response they received when they returned.

Helicopters played a vital role in America's air mobility strategy.

Steve Conley seeks to honor his father’s legacy by preserving the films he left behind from his time as an F-4 Phantom pilot in Vietnam.

Join Vietnam veterans Pete Henry and Jim Harris as they reunite to revisit rare footage from their groundbreaking artillery airlift mission.

Join two daughters as they uncover their father Brett Watson’s Vietnam War experiences through his powerful home movies.

A surprise phone call reunites two Vietnam War veterans, George Heady and Al Billings, with films of their service in the Navy Seawolves helicopter unit.

Experience the heartfelt homecoming of Vietnam veteran Sonny Silva, as his family’s embrace and his father’s film capture a powerful story of reunion.

Join Stacy Houston as she uncovers her Vietnam veteran father’s legacy by watching her tank platoon’s films for the first time.

Explore a son’s journey as he uncovers the realities of war through his father, Frank Lee’s, powerful Vietnam combat footage.