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The Vietnam Collection - GBH Openvault. Vietnam War Photo Archives - LIFE. New York Public Library Digital collection: "VIETNAM WAR" Viet Stories – Viet Stories: Vietnamese American Oral History Project at UC Irvine. University of Washington Pacific Northwest: Antiwar: Photos & Documents. Teaching the Vietnam War With Primary Sources From The New York Times. These three Times slide shows present students with different perspectives on the Vietnam War.

Teaching the Vietnam War With Primary Sources From The New York Times

The first two collections feature iconic and prizewinning photographs taken by Associated Press photographers. Some are disturbing, so teachers should take care to decide whether they are appropriate for students. The third slide show includes images taken by American soldiers on tour in the “strange land where they had been sent.” Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection. Home » Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection In 1960 a small group of young people formed Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and adopted The Port Huron Statement, written by student leader Tom Hayden.

Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection

The manifesto urged participatory democracy, or the idea that all Americans, not just a small elite, should decide major economic, political, and social issues that shaped the nation. It also criticized American society for its focus on career advancement, material possessions, military strength, and racism. By 1968 some 100,000 young people around the nation had joined SDS. Student protesters denounced corporate bureaucracy and campus administrators. The Vietnam War - Department of Special Collections - LibGuides at La Salle University. Literary Archives at La Salle La Salle University's Special Collections holds the literary archives of prominent Vietnam War writers, including: D.

The Vietnam War - Department of Special Collections - LibGuides at La Salle University

F. Brown (collection currently being processed) Viet Nam - Southeast Asian Studies - Library Guides at University of Washington Libraries. Statistics about the Vietnam War. The Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive: Virtual Vietnam Archive. Copyright.

The Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive: Virtual Vietnam Archive

The Vietnam Collection - Openvault - Archival Footage. Avalon Project - Yale Law School - Indochina - Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Guide to Sources on Vietnam, 1969-1975 - Historical Documents. Prepared by Edward C.

Guide to Sources on Vietnam, 1969-1975 - Historical Documents

Keefer, John M. Carland, and Bradley L. Coleman Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State Released February 1, 2012 The Vietnam war is one of the best documented events in U.S. history. In compiling the Foreign Relations series, Department of State historians had a very specific mission to capture: the documentary record of high-level policy decisions and civilian direction and management of the war; U.S. political and military strategy; peace negotiations with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the National Liberation Front (NLF); U.S. support for the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam); and diplomatic, political, and economic relations with South Vietnam.

During the Lyndon B. After a careful reading of the Foreign Relations volumes, researchers should consult the extensive Presidential papers and other White House records at the Nixon Presidential Materials Project. As for U.S. FBI records: The Vault — Anti-War Movement. The FBI’s FOIA Library contains many files of public interest and historical value.

FBI records: The Vault — Anti-War Movement

In compliance with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requirements, some of these records are no longer in the physical possession of the FBI, eliminating the FBI’s capability to re-review and/or re-process this material. Please note, that the information found in these files may no longer reflect the current beliefs, positions, opinions, or policies currently held by the FBI. The image quality contained within this site is subject to the condition of the original documents and original scanning efforts. These older files may contain processing procedures that are not compliant with current FOIA processing standards. All recently scanned images posted to the FOIA Library adhere to the NARA 300 DPI standard. Some material contained in this site may contain actions, words, or images of a graphic nature that may be offensive and/or emotionally disturbing.

Virtual collection: Vietnam War: Buttons, Posters, Cartoons, Songs, & Iconic Images. Vietnam Studies - U.S. Army Center of Military History. Vietnam Studies Home | Search | Bookshelves | Images | Unit History | Museums | Medal of Honor | Staff Rides | FAQs | Security & Privacy | Contact CMH Last updated 31 August 2016This website is provided as a service by the U.S.

Vietnam Studies - U.S. Army Center of Military History

Historical Text Archive: Electronic History Resources, online since 1990. Vietnam War Peace March, MLK Leads Procession 1967/4/18. Declassified documents National Security Agency - Gulf of Tonkin. On 30 November 2005, the National Security Agency (NSA) released the first installment of previously classified information regarding the Vietnam era, specifically the Gulf of Tonkin incident.

Declassified documents National Security Agency - Gulf of Tonkin

This release includes a variety of articles, chronologies of events, oral history interviews, signals intelligence (SIGINT) reports and translations, and other related memoranda. On 30 May 2006, NSA released the second and final installment of Gulf of Tonkin materials. This final release includes additional articles, chronologies of events, oral history interviews, and other related memoranda. The Wars for Viet Nam - Vassar College. Documents Relating to the Vietnam War. Pentagon Papers. Vietnam war - National Archives Search Results. Vietnam War U.S.

vietnam war - National Archives Search Results

Military Fatal Casualty Statistics ... www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics Electronic Records Reference Report Introduction Tables containing record counts that were generated from the Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File of ... Vietnam War: In Country | National Archives www.archives.gov/research/vietnam-war/in-country. The Vietnam Center and Archive: The Oral History Project. Investigation of the My Lai incident: Report of the Armed Services Investigating Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, Investigation of the My Lai incident: Hearings of the Armed Services Investigating Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services,

Report of the Department of the Army Review of the Preliminary Investigations into the My Lai Incident. The Vietnam War. Vietnam War Research Guide - The State Historical Society of Missouri. In its entirety, the Vietnam War lasted thirty years, stretching from the end of World War II to the fall of South Vietnam in 1975.

Vietnam War Research Guide - The State Historical Society of Missouri

US military involvement began after France withdrew from its former colony following the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. With the colonial war decided, Vietnam was divided into a communist regime in the north and an anticommunist one in the south. US military personnel at first assisted South Vietnam in a training and advising capacity in its fight against North Vietnam and communist insurgents in the south known as the Viet Cong.

But the US role escalated under President Lyndon Johnson who introduced American combat troops in 1965. Troop levels, which had been under 20,000 when Johnson took office in November 1963, increased to more than 180,000 by the end of 1965; by 1968 more than half a million US servicemen and women were stationed in Vietnam. As the United States built up its military presence, antiwar protests grew at home. Vietnam Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online. Vietnam Maps The following maps were produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, unless otherwise indicated. Maps on Other Web Sites. Gear of the Vietnam War. Home - Researching Indochina - Library Guides at University of Washington Libraries. Veterans History Project (Library of Congress) Vietnam War Internet Links: from the Department of Political Science Wellesley College.

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