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Background, History, and Analysis 

The Vietnam War
Timeline, weapons, pictures, and analysis of the conflict.
Vietnam War Overview Site
Vietnam War History, major battles and statistics, collectables, and picture galleries.
Americans.net: Vietnam War
Depicts the history, causes, casualties, and consequences of America's longest war.

Links 

U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War
Student-maintained socal issues site honoring the people who fought in the US Navy.
We Were Soldiers Once . . . And Young
Site dedicated to the events of Nov. 1965 at LZ XRAY in the Ia Drang Valley; the first major battle of the US forces.
The Vietnam Memorial Wall
Dedicated to the American dead of the war in Washington DC. Includes names and biographies of some of the dead.
An Annotated Bibliography of Books about Vietnam
An annotated list of books, videos, and music about the Vietnam War available to purchase online through Amazon USA, Amazon UK, and Amazon Germany.
The Battle of Kontum
A history of the 1972 spring offensive in the Central Highlands from the perspective of a US Army aviator participant.
Click2History - Vietnam
Provides a virtual guided tour through America's archives with links to primary sources and audio clips of actual battles.
Papeless Archives' Vietnam War
Titles covering the conflict through a broad range of original historical source documents and photos.
Under Fire: Images From Vietnam
Photo gallery that offers high quality prints of images by professional photographers. Also includes audio interviews, and sounds of war.
Vietnam: A Sublime Homecoming
Recordings of a U.S. soldier from Tan Son Nhut Air Base and Bien Hoa Air Base in 1972. Site contains background info, pictures, poetry, and audio samples. Also available on CD.
Vietnam: The Last Battle
From John Pilger's website; on the film: "Vietnam:The Last Battle", information on the war and its aftermath.
Teaching about Vietnam and the Vietnam War
Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which deals with how to teach students about the Vietnam War.
Vietnam: The Only War We've Got
Files and images about the U.S. experience in Vietnam, especially during the early years. Site by reporter and novelist Dan Ford, who was in Vietnam in 1964.
Vietnam in Retrospect: Could We Have Won?
US Army War College article that examines the war's aims and character, and questions the feasibility of U.S. victory. Includes extensive footnotes.
Why CIA Analysts Were So Doubtful About Vietnam
Article in Studies in Intelligence examines the reasons the intelligence community questioned political pronouncements concerning the conflict. Details areas of doubt and the obstacles facing analysts. Includes extensive footnotes.
West Point Atlas
A collection of maps which describe the war in Vietnam from 1954 to 1975.
Pictures of the Vietnam War
Contains photos and poetry by Roy C. Gibson Jr.
RiverVet
Navy Mobile Riverine Force boats in action. Describes service, includes guestbook.
Vietnam Checklist
List of related books, pamphlets, and articles. Many annotated.
Christian G. Appy
War historian describes his book, PATRIOTS: The Vietnam War Remembered From All Sides
An American War Experience: War Memorials in Vietnam
Illustrated essay on war memorials in Vietnam, contrasting them to the memorials within the United States.
Vietnam War Overview
Extensively annotated and cross-linked history of the conflict.
Vietnam
The many complexities that made the war in Vietnam unique, including the people, battles, strategies and weaponry, are examined in each issue of this monthly magazine.
Swift Boat Historical Records
US Navy Operational Archives at the Washington Navy Yard for Task Force 115 documents (Dec 68-Mar 69).
The American Experience
Transcript of "A Television History; Roots of a War (1945-1953)", made in 1983 for the PBS.

Related Lenses 

Vietnam War Marine Corps Veterans
Links to information relating to Vietnam War Marine Corps veterans.

Related Books on Amazon 

Vietnam (Country Guide)

Amazon Price: $16.31 (as of 10/07/2008)

Frommer's Vietnam: Including Angkor Wat (Frommer's Complete)

Amazon Price: $15.63 (as of 10/07/2008)

Vietnam: A History

Amazon Price: $14.28 (as of 10/07/2008)

Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character

Amazon Price: $11.20 (as of 10/07/2008)

The Rough Guide to Vietnam 5 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 10/07/2008)

Vietnam and Angkor Wat (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE)

Amazon Price: $16.50 (as of 10/07/2008)

Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered from All Sides

Amazon Price: $11.56 (as of 10/07/2008)

The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War

Amazon Price: $12.10 (as of 10/07/2008)

Vietnam Wars 1945-1990

Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 10/07/2008)

Vietnam War (DK Eyewitness Books)

Amazon Price: $10.87 (as of 10/07/2008)

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