1945-1975

Discusses the beginning of the conflict in Vietnam from the early struggle for independence from French colonizers to the start of America's involvement in the 1950s.

Rudi is a newly drafted United States Marine in Vietnam, and he likes being part of a squad--but the way some of his fellow soldiers behave toward their officers, the Vietnamese, and the war itself, is starting to trouble him.

Photographs, maps, and text provide an overview of the history of Vietnam and the events that led to U.S. involvement in the conflict to free South Vietnam from communist rule. Draws on sources from all sides of the war and discusses the effects of the antiwar movement in the United States.

Offers an authoritative account of the Vietnam War from both the American and Vietnamese perspectives, discussing the role of American and Vietnamese political leaders, the War's major battles, the secret maneuverings on both sides, and other related topics.

Recounts the history of American involvement in Vietnam from the end of World War II to the present.

Discusses Ho Chi Minh's battle against the French army, which resulted in the withdrawal of French forces from the country, Ho Chi Minh's determination to reunite Vietnam under Communist rule, and the United States' involvement in the conflict that cost over one million American and Vietnamese lives.

Truong Nhu Tang describes his life during and after the Vietnam War, discussing his involvement in the political side of the conflict as a Vietcong urban organizer, and telling of his exile from his country following the end of hostilities.

An oral history by Americans who lived and worked in Vietnam from the last days of World War II to the fall of Saigon.