Commonly mistaken for the locally raised Viet Cong, the NVA was an entirely different force, conducting large-scale operations in a conventional war.vietnam (democratic republic) -- armed forces., vietnam (democratic republic) -- history, military

Simply put, this book is a masterpiece which explicates as no other work has done the crucial historical event of our generation. Schulzinger has extended his breadth to cover all aspects of the Vietnam war. The military/strategic angle, the experience of soldiers on the ground, the home front and the domestic political fallout. Neither does he slight the North and South Vietnamese sides. He has provided in one volume the complete picture of the war.united states - foreign relations - vietnam, indochinese war, 1946-1954, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975

The Endless War is dispassionate, deeply informed, yet touches on a crucial subject in an authoritative manner. It explains, above all, why the Vietnam War was won by the Vietnamese rather than lost by the French or Americans; it gives us a necessary understanding of the roots of revolutionary nationalism.vietnam history - 20th century, north vietnamese

In 1967-68, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) was on the front lie of defense of South Vietnam's Quang Tri Provence, which was at the very heart of the Vietnam conflict.united states - marine corps, quang tri provence, north vietnamese army

In May 1969, Warrant Officer Second Class Keith Payne was leading a company of Montagnard soldiers near Ben Het, Vietnam. The company was overrun by a superior force of North Vietnamese regular soldiers, and when the skirmish was over many of Payne's men were left behind, wounded, disoriented and at the mercy of the enemy. 1961-1975 - veterans - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - psychological aspects, payne, keith, wo keith payne, victoria cross

The Vietnam War saw the first extensive use of surface-to-air anti-aircraft missiles, heralding an entirely new type of aerial combat that pitted America's top fighter-bomber, the F-105 Wild Weasel, against the North Vietnamese SA-2 Sam supplied and initially manned by the Soviets.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, american, f-105 wild weasel, sa-2 "guideline" sam

In 100 Missions North, Ken Ball recounts the harrowing sorties that he and his fellow U.S. Air Force pilots made while flying F105-Thunderchiefs - the famous "Thus" - in vietnam in 1966 and 1967.vietnam, u.s air force, f-105 thunderchiefs

A typical North Vietnamese army issue helmet.Khaki green fabric covered pith helmet. Top part has 4 sections, each with a silver metal ventilation eyelet. Band separating top section from brim also has a metal eyelet. A domed metal vent at the top has 4 'arms. Inside strapping is green vinyl held in place by brown cord, and the chinstrap is brown leather with a silver metal buckle.pith helmet, vietnam, uniform, north vietnamese, helmet

Worn by the United States Army 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). The division was known to the Americans as the :Screaming Eagles". However, their bald eagle patch led to the North Vietnamese Army referring to 101st Airborne soldiers as "chicken men".A narrow curved black cloth patch with yellow embroidery. AIRBORNEunited states, airborne, patch, vietnam, badge

Worn by the United States Army 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). The division was known to the Americans as the :Screaming Eagles". However, their bald eagle patch led to the North Vietnamese Army referring to 101st Airborne soldiers as "chicken men".A black shield-shaped cloth patch embroidered with a white bald eagle which has a yellow beak and red tongue.us army airborne, 101st airborne, united states army, patch, badge, emblem

Vietnam, November 1965, 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, are dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the La Drang Valley and immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion is chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-ray and Albany constitute one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War and set the tome of the conflict to come.united states. army, la drang valley (vietnam) , battle of, 1965, battle of la drang valley, 1st battalion, 7th cavalry

Black & white aerial photo of "Nui Dat - vietnam (1966 - 1972)" oblique view looking north. Arrows point to buildings which are identified in the borders of the photo.nui dat base - buildings

Yankee Station - where A-f Skyhawks catapult of the carriers and wing towards North Vietnam. Operation "Ranch Hand" - where planes make war against the land itself.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - aerial operations, american, opeation ranch hand

Coercive diplomacy is a beguiling, strategy, a subtle mixture of military pressures and diplomatic concessions. It is often erroneously thought to be a low risk strategy which military strong powers can employ to impose their will upon weaker opponents. Actually, however, this strategy can succeed only under special conditions, such as were present in 1962 when President Kennedy induced Khrushchev to remove Soviet missiles from Cuba. When special conditions of urgency, motivation and timing are not present, as in 1965 when President Johnson initiated bombing of North Vietnam, an effort to employ coercive diplomacy may easily lead to ruinous involvement.intervention (international law), diplomacy, united states - foreign relations - 1945-1989, laos, cuba, vietnam

During his tour in vietnam with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, Lieutenant Lee Lanning walked the booby-trapped rice paddies of the Mekong Delta, searching for elusive Viet Cong, and later macheted his way through the triple-canopy jungle fighting North Vietnamese Army regulars.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american, mekong delta, 199th light infantry brigade, lieutenant lee lanning

During his tour in vietnam with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, Lieutenant Lee Lanning walked the booby-trapped rice paddies of the Mekong Delta, searching for elusive Viet Cong, and later macheted his way through the triple-canopy jungle fighting North Vietnamese Army regulars.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american, 199th light infantry brigade, mekong delta, lieutenant lee lanning

On January 23, 1968, the North Koreans seized the U.U.S. Pueblo. The incident sent shock waves around the world - almost started a war - and has been the focus of controversy and contradiction ever since.united states. national security agency, pueblo incident, 1968

Early in 1967 a new and disturbing rumor swept through diplomatic circles around the world: the United States had ruined its most promising opportunity to find peace in Vietnam by escalating its bombing of he North at a critical time.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - peace, united states, north vietnamese

the fought, flew and died in the blazing war for the sky. this is the story of that special breed of warrior, the fighter pilot, the story of the valiant men who flew the F-105 "thud" bomber over North Vietnam.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - aerial operations, american

Vietnam, November 1965, 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, are dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the La Drang Valley and immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion is chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-ray and Albany constitute one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War and set the tome of the conflict to come.united states. army, la drang valley (vietnam) , battle of, 1965, battle of la drang valley, 1st battalion, 7th cavalry

Donated and signed by the authorThe story of the 33rd Regiment North Vietnamese Army 1961-1975 - participation, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, battle of binh ba

On April 30, 1975, tanks of the North Vietnamese Army rumbled into Saigon and brought to an end a war thirty years old. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - pictorial works

On April 30, 1975, tanks of the North Vietnamese Army rumbled into Saigon and brought to an end a war thirty years old. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - pictorial works

Article Page 6. US team pulls out. North Viets roll on in Laosnewspaper, us forces, laos, north viet

Photograph of a street sign in Baria Thanking the Royal Australian Forces in destroying the 45th North VN Regiment on Aug 18'66 War Long TanOn the back of the photgraph reads Vietnam 1966/67 1st APC Squadron 3 Cavalry Reg. "This is a sign that was erected in local village Baria. Somewhat exaggerated considering Aust Task Force made across North VN Reg many more times in following years. I often wonder of the safety of those who put it up. The VC would not have been happy to see such a bold display of appreciation. John (Bilco) Trebilco."photograph, long tan, the royal australian forces

You know it's going to be hot when your brigade is referred to as a fireball unit. From May 1967 through May 1968, the Sky Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne were in the thick of it, humping eighty-pound rucksacks through triple-canopy jungle and chasing down the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam.united states. army. airborne brigade, 173rd -- history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- regimental histories -- united states

Presents the view of the North Vietnamese combat photographersthis book is about faces, really - the faces f the communist Vietnamese who drove France out of Vietnam, then killed Americans till we got the idea too, ten destroyed the anti-communist Army of the Republic of Vietnam. And it's about how North Vietnamese photographers saw thos faces, and showed them to their people.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- pictorial works, war photographers, vietnamese, north vietnamese photographers, army of the republic of vietnam (arvn)