Digital History
Digital History: John Kennedy and Vietnam
Site covers the policy that Kennedy had toward Vietnam and his actions that involved the United States in the war.
Digital History
Digital History: Vietnam Historical Overview
This resource presents a concise history of US involvement in Vietnam. It provides detailed information about the controversial military action. The article examines early US involvement, escalation, and withdrawal.
A&E Television
History.com: How Colin Powell's Service in Vietnam Shaped His Leadership
Colin Powell served two combat tours in the Vietnam conflict and earned three medals for his service. Although Powell broke his ankle in a helicopter crash, he rushed back into the wreckage again and again to save the lives of Gettys,...
Digital History
Digital History: The War at Home
By the middle of the 1960s, American public opinion was beginning to favor US withdrawal from the Vietnam War. After the Tet Offensive in 1968 and Nixon's secret bombings of Cambodia, the majority of Americans were calling for complete...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: The Price of Freedom: Americans at War
View comprehensive sets of artifacts that tell the story of America's wartime past and present. Artifacts from every major American military conflict, beginning with the American Revolution, can be closely examined. Full curatorial notes...
Other
The Vietnam Wars: The Tet Offensive and Its Aftermath
Resource for teachers and students wishing to learn about the Tet Offensive and its impact on public opinion.
US Department of State
U.s. Involvement in the Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive, 1968
Essay outlining the events surrounding the surprise attacks launched by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces on U.S. and South Vietnamese militaries during the Tet holiday, 1968.
Vassar College
Vassar.edu: Mc George Bundy's Memo to President Johnson
Excerpts from Bundy's memo to Johnson, advocating "sustained reprisal against North Vietnam" in response to the NLF attack on two U.S. army installations.
Other
Culture of Peace: The American Peace Movements
Dr. David Adams, retired UNESCO director and professor, examines the anti-Vietnam War movement, in this full-text online publication.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Contesting Futures: America in 1960s: Lyndon Johnson and Great Society
Read about the reforms and legislation undertaken through Lyndon B. Johnson's concept of the Great Society. These included economic and educational reforms, consumer protection, changes to immigration laws, and the Voting Rights Act of...
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Patriotism
A comprehensive learning module on the nature of patriotism that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include why people...
Vassar College
Vassar.edu: Excerpts From Law 10/59, May 6, 1959
Excerpts of laws that Diem imposed on his people in Vietnam.
US Department of State
U.s. Department of State: Decades of Change: 1960 1980
Summary of the rise of cultural and ethnic pluralism that took place in America between 1960 -1980 causing major social change. Included were such movements as civil rights, women, Latino, Native-American, counterculture,...
Other
Cross Currents: Abraham Joshua Heschel
This fond description of Heschel was written by one of his students. The article highlights Heschel's fight against racism and the Vietnam War.
Other
Funk and tepo.com: Operation Attleboro
This site provides one soldier's perspective of the largest battle of the Vietnam War at that time: "The Battle of Dau Tieng or Dong Minh Chau," code named, "Operation Attleboro."
Other
Chomsky.info: A Visit to Laos
Scholarly 1970 essay by Noam Chomsky thoroughly details his visit to Laos, the history of U.S. involvement in Laos, and the impact of massive bombing on the country and its people. It's an interesting perspective from the Vietnam war era.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Neil Sheehan
A biography of Neil Sheehan, a journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction for a book he wrote about his experience of the Vietnam War. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Gerald Ford: Foreign Affairs
Comprehensive look at the foreign policy of Gerald Ford's administration. Topics include: detente with Soviet Union, Soviet-American relationship in general, end of the Vietnam War, the Mayaguez crisis, and the CIA operations.
AllRefer
All Refer Reference: Vietnam: Escalation of the War
Describes decisions by the Johnson administration to escalate US involvement in Vietnam. Examines increased troop levels and increased military aid to South Vietnam.
Council of Foreign Relations
Vietnamization: Can It Work?
A 1970 essay on the prospects of Vietnamization. In this primary source commentary, Robert H. Johnson gives his opinion on whether or not the strategy of Vietnamization is a viable option.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The War in Vietnam
Outlines the war in Vietnam during the Johnson administration, touching on the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and protest of the American public.
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery: Creighton Williams Abrams, Jr.
A general in the US Army, he supervised the closing stages of the Vietnam War. Williams instituted the program of "Vietnamization," which was designed to turn the running of the war over to the South Vietnamese.
Vassar College
Vassar: National Liberation Front of South Vietnam
This site from Vassar University contains the platform of North Vietnam's communist party, the National Liberation Front, with a call for reunification of North and South Vietnam.
Library of Congress
Loc: Women at War: Stories From the Veterans History Project
The Library of Congress highlights the experiences of many women veterans who fought in American wars. The collection features women from four wars; World War II, Persian Gulf, Vietnam, and Korea. Provides photographs, video and audio...