The veteran writer talks about the "small group of thoughtful, committed citizens” that ... existent response to myriad war crimes in Asia, from the wars in Vietnam to Afghanistan to Myanmar ...

During South Vietnam's brief life as a nation, it exhibited glimmers of democracy through citizen activism and a dynamic press. South Vietnamese activists, intellectuals, students, and professionals ...

Hello, I’m Ben Wattenberg. In 1971, the New York Times published the so-called ‘Pentagon Papers,’ a series of excerpts from a study entitled ‘History of the U.S. Decision Making Process of ...

Vietnam had been a French colony close colonyA country, state or territory ruled over by another country, state or territory. before it was occupied by the Japanese during World War Two.

More than forty years after its conclusion, the Vietnam War is a persistent wound on the American psyche. It is a war that divided families and communities, and sparked massive protests on college ...

The USA would ultimately drop three million tonnes of bombs in Vietnam - more than all the bombs dropped in Europe during World War Two. However, bombing was highly inaccurate due to the jungle ...

The fuse of a generation was lit on April 30, 1970, when President Richard Nixon announced an unprecedented escalation of the Vietnam war. His address touched off a string of ... attendance at daily ...

The Vietnam War was unlike any other war. It was the only war where American citizens attacked its own military because they ...