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General Resources
  • Vietnam War Bibliography **** • More
  • Vietnam Conflict Primary Documents
    • Vietnam War Documents (commercial)
    • Another (MilSecManuals.com)
    • Vietnamese Historical Documents (translated)
    • Primary Source Material (PBS Online)
  • Declassified CIA Documents
  • Pentagon Papers (Gravel edition) • Original Source
    • Missed Opportunities (pre-1960)
  • Pentagon Papers (original report, NARA, 2011)
  • Pentagon Pagers: Background & Controversy
    • Nixon Audio Tapes on Revelation
    • In context (1971: UPI.com)
  • Pentagon Papers (history; AF mag)
  • Kissenger Transcripts (1969-77)
  • History of Vietnam
    • Research on War (good)
  • Vietnam War (Wikipedia)
    • Vietnam War, 1959-1963 • Competing Strategies
  • Vietnam War... (history ****)
  • Historical Maps: Vietnam (1470-1975)
    • French Indochina (1863-1954)
  • Vietnam War Internet Project (articles)
  • Pre-Colonial Vietnam • Timeline
  • French Invasion of Vietnam (1861)
  • French Indochina
  • The US & Vietnam, 1787-1941 (pdf)
  • Ho Chi Minh • More
  • OSS & Ho Chi Minh in WW II
    • E-book • Review • More • More
  • Declaration of Independence (2 Sep 45)
    • More • More
  • Ho Chi Minh to Truman (Telegram, Feb 1946)
  • Viet Minh
  • History of Vietnam: 1887 to 1957
    • Special Forces and RVN Turmoil (1957-65)
    • Marines Arrive; Khe Sanh Heats Up (65-66)
    • The Hill Fights (1967)

  • Wars for Vietnam,
    • Documents • Resources

  • First Indochina War (1946-1954)
    • More • More
  • The Franco-Viet Minh War
  • Analysis: France vs. Viet Minh vs. US
  • Advising the French
  • Turning Point for Viet Minh (1950)
  • Dien Bien Phu, 1954 • More • Video
  • Dien Bien Phu (Vietnam Mag)
  • Dien Bien Phu: Fatal Gamble
  • American Pilots at Dien Bien Phu
    • C-119's at Cat Bi (Hiaphong), 1954
  • Geneva Conference (Apr-Jul 54)
    • Geneva Agreements (20 Jul 54)
  • Operation Passage to Freedom (1954-55)
  • CIA Ops in Vietnam (1950's)
  • Early US Advisory Experience (1945-1965)
  • Early USAF Advising Effort
  • Advising the ARVN

  • The US in Vietnam: 1945-1975 **** (timeline)
    • Seeds of Conflict: 1945-1960
    • America Commits: 1961-1964
    • The Jungle War: 1965-1968
    • The Bitter End: 1969-1975
  • Vietnam War Timeline (detailed)
    • Detailed (annual troop strength)
    • Timeline of Vietnam Battles • More
    • Timeline: US Involvement (PBS, 1945-1997)
    • Vietnam War Timeline (PBS, 1954- )
    • Vietnam Timeline & Campaigns (detailed)
    • Chronology • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969
    • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975
    • Linked Timeline (1961-69 - annoying ads)
  • Timeline (1950-2000)

  • Statistics on Vietnam War (NARA) • More
    • US & Allied Casualties by Month
    • Congressional Research Service
    • Casualty Details • More • Army
  • Myths & Legends of Vietnam
    • Statistics & Myths (w/sources) • More • More
  • Allied Troop Strength (1959-1973)
    • Troop Strength by Year (graphic) • Numerical
  • Vietnam War Stats & Facts (25th Aviation)
    • More • More
  • Forgotten History (timeline & docs)
  • Deaths per Month: Vietnam vs. Iraq

  • Vietnam War (overview essay)
  • Cold War in Asia: US in Vietnam (overview)

  • Vietnam War (Wikipedia)
    • Battlefield Vietnam (PBS overview & portal)
    • Vietnam War '54-'64 • '65-'68 • '69-'73
    • Election of 1968
    • About the Vietnam War (U Illinois)
    • Info Please (c³: causes, conduct, consequences)
    • Jensen's Guide (links, bibliography)
    • Oxford Companion to US Mil History
    • Vietnam Country Profile
    • History Learning Site
    • AmerVets
    • Vietnam War History (Olive Drab)
    • Global Security
    • Time Magazine Newsfiles: Vietnam War
    • TeacherNet
    • Peter Brush articles (Vanderbilt)
    • Vietnam Veterans Home Page
    • Vietnam War 101
    • Vietnam Center & Archive (Texas Tech) • Info
    • Operations • Acronyms
  • Vietnam magazine (contents)
  • Vietnam Almanac (AF Mag, pdf)
  • Photo Essay & History (turn off sound)
  • National Archives Locator (NAIL)
    • Archival Databases
    • Handbook for US Forces in Vietnam
  • Pentagon Papers (history; AF mag)
  • Pentagon Papers (Gravel edition)
    • Missed Opportunities (pre-1960)
    • Documents
  • Significance of Pentagon Papers • Related
  • McNamara Papers
  • Tonkin Gulf Incident
    • Oprn Vulcan (Clandestine Ops, Tonkin Gulf) • More
    • Details of Tonkin Gulf Incident • Map • Artwork
    • McNamara on Tonkin Gulf (Fog of War clip)
  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (AF Mag)
    • Debate on Resolution
  • S Vietnamese Involvement in Tonkin Gulf • More
  • Gulf of Tonkin Incident 40 Years Later • Portal
    • Intelligence skewed
  • What's Wrong With Tonkin Gulf History
  • Early Days of War (to 1965 - National Geograhic video)
  • Vietnam in Context of Cold War
  • Thumbnail Overview of War
  • Vietnam Urban Legends
  • War History Links • More
  • Vietnam Magazine
    • Archives • Index
  • Military.com • Features • Archive
  • Vietnam War Internet Project
    • Articles • Detailed Index
  • Linked Bibliography
    • Tet Offensive Bibliography
  • Military History/Vietnam
  • Vietnam Portal (Spartacus)
    • Index: People & Events
  • VietnamWar.net (portal)
  • Vietnam War Overview (eHistory)
    • Articles & Essays
  • Vietnam War Resources (extensive!)
  • Vietnam War Bibliography
  • Air Force Magazine Articles
  • Yahoo Vietnam History
  • PBS: Vietnam Online
  • The History Place: Vietnam
  • War Summary (Columbia Enc)
  • Vietnam War Portal
  • Phoenix Program
  • Vietnam War History (Grunt Online)
    • Background to the War
    • Weapons & Equipment
    • Tactics (both sides)
    • Grunt Online
  • Vietnam: Military.com
  • Saigon: History Through the War (PBS)
    • The War Years
  • The Buddhist Crisis (1966)

  • Vietnam War: Encyclopedia of Quotations
  • Vietnam War Quotations • More
    • More • More • More • More
    • LBJ Quotations • Brainy Quote • More
    • Westmoreland Quotations

  • JCS Reports (1960-1973)
  • CIA Electronic Reading Room
  • Declassified CIA Documents
  • CIA & Vietnam Policymakers (1962-1968)

  • MACV Description (brief) • Links
  • MACV & 7th AF
  • History of 7th Air Force in SEA

    Campaigns, Operations, Battles (internal)

    Path to War
  • Primary Documents • More
  • Pentagon Papers (history; AF mag)
  • Pentagon Papers (Gravel edition)
    • Missed Opportunities (pre-1960)
    • Documents
  • Replacing France: Origins of US Intervention
  • Path to War resources • Movie Reviews
  • America in the Cold War (Truman => Kennedy)
  • Cold War in Asia
    • The '60s & '70s: Decades in Turmoil
    • JFK and the Cold War
    • The Johnson Years: America in Turmoil
  • Intelligence & Vietnam (DoS classified study, 1969)
  • Early US Involvement (1945-1956)
  • Eisenhower on No Elections in 1956
  • Search for a Plan 1959-61 (pdf)
  • Planning the War in SEA, 1961-73
  • JFK Speeh on Vietnam (Nov 56)
  • Kennedy's Foreign Policy Documents
  • JFK Vietnam Chronology
    • Force Buildup ('61-'63) • JFK Advisors
  • JFK's Early Indecision
  • Kennedy's Plans
  • Taylor Mission to Vietnam (1961)
  • Strategic Hamlets
  • John F. Kennedy and Vietnam
  • JFK on Vietnam, 2 Sep 63 (video, 1:32)
  • Was US Losing Under JFK?
  • Would JFK Have Pulled Out? (video, 7:28)
    • Pt 2 (9:59)
  • Galbraith: JFK Ordered Withdraw
  • Cable 243 (24 Aug 63)
  • JFK and the Coup
  • Assassination of Diem (Nov 63)
    • Impossible to Stay Uninvolved
  • South Vietnamese Coup (1-2 Nov 63)
  • Impact of Diem & JFK Assassinations (e-book)
  • JFK vs. LBJ Policies
  • Kennedy, Johnson and Escalation
  • LBJ and Escalation in Vietnam (Google book)
  • Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam (JSTOR)
  • Americanizing the War (1965)
  • McNamara to LBJ: Assessment, Nov 1965

  • Small Wars Journal (excellent series of articles)

    Prosecuting the War
  • Johnson's Foreign Policy Documents
  • Years of the Offensive: 1965-68 (e-book, pdf)
  • Americanizing the War ('65-'68)
  • LBJ Foreign Policy (Apr 65-Mar 68)
  • LBJ: "Peace Without Conquest" speech (Apr 65)
  • LBJ" "Why We Are In Vietnam" speech (Jul 65)
  • LBJ and Bombing (video w/ leader comments)
    • Bombing Footage (turn sound off)
  • LBJ and the Joint Chiefs (pdf)
  • New Revelations About LBJ
  • Cold Blood: LBJ's Conduct of the War (Herring)
  • LBJ Disengagement Strategy
  • The Fight for LBJ's Mind • Pt. 2
  • On the Arrogance of Power (Sen. Fulbright, 1966)
  • Tet: A Brief History (LBJ, McNamara, Westmoreland)

  • Nixon's Foreign Policy Documents
  • Nixon and Vietnamization
    • Vietnamization Speech (3 Nov 69) • Video
  • Impact of Vietnamization on ARVN
  • Troop Levels, 1969-1973 (graph)
  • Cambodian Incursion (Apr-Jul 70) • More (internal)
    • Nixon Speech on Cambodia (30 Apr 70)
  • Nixon's Micro-Management of the War
  • Kissinger Papers (National Security Archive) • More
    • "Salted Peanuts" Memo on Withdraw (10 Sep 69)
  • Nixon: Secret Plan to End War (video)
  • Kissinger & Nixon in White House

    Pursuit of Peace
  • Paris Peace Accords (23 Jan 73)
    • Paris Peace Accords (document - 1973)
    • Kissinger and Le Duc Tho initial agreement (image(
  • Notes on the Paris Peace Accord (1973)
  • Nixon Speech on Paris Accord (23 Jan 73)

    The End
  • Impact of Cutting US Aid to Vietnam (1973)
    • More
    • Case-Church Amendment
  • Timeline: 1973-1975
  • Vietnam: Cease Fire To Capitulation (e-book)
  • Fall of South Vietnam (internal link)
  • Weyand (CoS, Army) Assessment, 4 Apr 75
    • Second Opinion on Assessment (NSC, 5 Apr 75)
  • "Remembering the Second Act" (Nixon Years)

    Strategy & Doctrine
  • Vietnam & Containment • More
  • Vietnam and the Cold War
  • Communist Threat in Asia (map, c 1950)
  • Geopolitical Perspective (STRATFOR)
  • American Involvement in Vietnam
  • Summers: On Strategy
    • Harry Summers Interview ('96)
  • Causes of the Vn War (essay)
    • Military & Political Causes
  • How we Made Such a Mess
  • Five Presidents & Vietnam
  • Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap (biography)
    • Giap (bio review - Bill Reeder)
  • How We Lost War (Cau Ky - cached)
  • Revisionists on Vietnam
  • CIA and Vietnam Policymakers
    • Distortions of Intelligence, 62-63
    • Decision to "Go Big" 63-65
    • O/B Controversy & Tet 67-68
    • Lessons Learned
  • Presidential Decisonmaking on Vietnam
    • Comparison of Vietnam & Afghanistan Processes
  • Consideration of Nuclear Weapons
    • Declassified Report (1967 - pdf) • Excerpt
    • Nautilus.org article • Details
    • Targeting the Ho Chi Minh Trail
    • Project JASON
  • Phases of US Strategy
  • Strategies: France vs. Viet Minh vs. US
  • Internal Wars: Problems, Response (pdf)
  • Pol-Military Lessons of Vietnam (pdf)
  • Unlearned Lessons of Vietnam (pdf)
  • Role of Airpower in Vietnam (CSAF, Sep 65)
    • The Folly of "Strategic Persuasion" (AF Mag, Feb 11)
  • Decisions Concerning the Air Campaign (CSAF, Sep 67)
  • Wasted Airpower (Broughton)
  • Limitations on Airpower in Vietnam (Atlantic, May 02)
  • The In-Country War (AF Mag)
  • NVA View of the War (1965)
  • NVA Plan for 1965 (map)
  • How Could Vietnam Happen?
  • Vietnam & the Disillusioned Strategist (JSTOR)
  • Aggression From the North (DoS, '65)
  • The Abrams Tapes (1968-72)
  • Pentagon Papers Online
    • Symposium 2001 • Links
    • Senate Report
  • Causes of the Vietnam War
  • Road to Hill 10 (Atlantic Mag)
  • Congressional Responsibility (bk rvw)
  • Vietnam & AF Unconv War Doctrine
  • The Airpower Revolution
  • JCS-94 Target List: Impact on Air War (pdf)
  • US Involvement in Vietnam (potential)
  • Propaganda in Vietnam War (JSTOR)
  • Command & Control in Vietnam 1950-1969

    Tactics
  • Guerrilla Tactics in Vietnam
  • People's War
  • Tactics of the Vietnam War (both sides)
  • Search & Destroy (Army Vietnam Series)
  • Fire Support Coordination
  • NVA/VC Offensive Tactics

    		• Map Resources
    General Maps
  • Geography of Vietnam
  • Spelling Vietnamese Geographical Names
  • Historic & Battle Maps (e-History)
  • West Point Vietnam War Maps • Alt
  • Scrolling Map of Vietnam (down to 1:250K)
  • Interactive Maps (PBS)
  • French Indochina (NMUSAF)
  • Vietnam 1954-1975 (NMUSAF)
  • RVN Provinces Map • Another
    • Province List & Map (archived)
  • Major US Units in Vietnam (c 1969-70)
  • SEA Maps (1:250K) (Jim Henthorn)
    • NE4816: Quang Tri - Thua Thien
    • Individual Sections
    • Laos Maps
  • Download 1:50K Maps (Vietnam Ctr, Texas Tech)
    • TTU Map Search
    • Vietnam 1:50K Map Index (cached)
    • Lat/Long <=> UTM Converter
  • Map Ordering • Alt
  • Reading 1:50K Map Coordinates
  • The FAC Map Case: SVn (Lattin, 1:250K, cached)
    • Northern Laos • Southern Laos
  • Maps of Vietnam (Rossie: Grunt Space)
    • Hué Citadel map (detailed)
    • Hué New City map (detailed)
  • Ray's Map Room (1:50K topos)
    • Pleiku-Kontum-Dak To
    • Saigon-Cu Chi-Lai Khe
    • QL19 - Qui Nhon-Pleiku
    • Street Without Joy (Northern I Corps) • Map only

  • I Corps Tactical Zone (outline map)
  • I Corps Maps (Marine AOs)
  • I Corps Maps (Americal AOs)
  • N I Corps Maps 1:50K
    • Hue Citadel • Khe Sanh
  • Northern I Corps (interactive map)
  • SEA Maps (Air War, Jimmie Butler)
  • Places & Bases (photos & maps)
  • Quang Tri - Thua Thien
  • Vinh Loc Island map
  • Quang Tri Province Maps (1:50K)
  • Danang - Hai Van - Loc Co (detailed)
  • Chu Lai Area Maps
  • Tet Offensive Map
  • Khe Sanh Combat Base Maps
  • Firebase Coordinates • More
    • More • Photos
  • Firebases, N I Corps (Lancers)
  • Firebases: Quang Tri Prov (Currahee)
  • Firebases: Thua Thien Prov (Currahee)
  • FSB - A Shau Valley (1969 operations)
  • Map Coordinate-Place Name Search
  • Blank Outline Map - N &S Vietnam

  • Out of Country FAC Maps
  • TACANs in SEA (list)
  • TACAN Maps (Ch 77, 103)

  • Interactive Tourist Map

    E-Books
  • America in Vietnam (Guilmartin)
  • History of Vietnam (e-book)
    • Second Indochina War
  • AF History Support Office (e-books)
  • Air University Press (e-books)
  • Vietnam War Overview (e-book)
  • ehistory (Portal: books, papers)
    • Books on-line
  • Airpower in Three Wars (Momyer)
  • USMC in Vietnam 1965: Landing & Buildup
  • USMC in Vietnam 1968: The Defining Year
  • US Army Vietnam Studies
    • Airmobility, 1961-1971
    • Tactical and Material Innovations
    • Logistic Support
    • War in the Northern Provinces, 1966-68
  • U.S. Army in Vietnam (CMH) • Alt
  • US Army & Irregular Warfare
    • Ch. 6 - Careerists in Uniform
    • Ch. 7 - The Debate Goes On
    • Ch. 8 - Peoples War in Vietnam
  • Mosquitoes to Wolves (FAC history)
  • Airpower and the Ground War in Vn
  • Air War in SEA: Campaigns
  • Setup: What the AF Did in Vietnam
  • Rolling Thunder: Anatomy of a Failure
  • War from above the Clouds (B-52 Ops)
  • A-1 Combat Journal
  • History of FACs
  • Cannon Fodder
  • AU Press Books By Title

    Personalities
  • Whos Who in Vietnam
  • Jane Fonda in Hanoi
  • McNamara's Obituary (Jul 2009)
  • McNamara's Book (excerpts)
  • Robert McNamara Interview (Apr 96)
  • McNamara: Fog of War (multimedia)
    • Transcript • Movie Trailer • Eleven Lessons
  • Bui Tin Interview (Aug 95)
  • Daniel Ellsberg Interview (Jul 98)
  • Anthony Zinni Interview (Mar 2001)

    Other Nations
  • Flags of Vietnam War
  • US Allies (links)
  • Allied Participation in Vietnam

  • Australian Army in Vietnam
    • More
  • Australian Experience in Vietnam
    • Order of Battle
  • Australia in Vietnam (cached)
  • Austrailia in Vietnam (portal) • More
    • Australian Weapons
  • Nature of the War (Australian)
  • Comparison of US, Australian Ops
  • Australians in Vietnam (narratives)
  • Australian Advisors
  • RAAF in Vietnam (overview)
  • RAAF in Vietnam (portal) • Another
    • 2 Squadron, RAAF, in Vietnam
    • Australia's Bombing Magpies
    • Canberras in Vietnam • Photos
  • RAAF FACs in Vietnam • More
  • RAAF Sabres at Ubon • Sabre Mk 31
  • RAN in Vietnam • More • More
    • HMAS Holbart Friendly Fire Incident
  • Britain's Vietnam War (1945)

  • ROK in Vietnam • More

  • South Vietnam: Worthy Ally
  • ARVN Portal • OB & Unit History
  • ARVN Organization & Equipment
  • ARVN OB
  • ARVN Armored Forces
  • ARNV Unit in Combat (video)
  • 1st ARN Division
  • Hac Bao (Black Panther) Company
  • 81st Abrn Ranger Group (ARVN)
  • 3rd ARVN Div (Quang Tri, '72)
  • Vietnam's Forgotten Army (Google book)
  • Vietnamese Marine Corps • More • More
  • VNAF • History • More • More • Insignia
    • VNAF Order of Battle • Equipment • More
    • Buildup & Vietnamization • More
    • VNAF - April 1975
  • Escape to U Taphao (VNAF)
  • RVN Navy • Organization • OB
    • RVN Navy Special Ops
  • Evacuation of RVN Fleet
  • RVN Medals
  • Indochina Monorgaphs (Works by RVn leaders)

  • Spelling Vietnames Names

    Lessons Learned
  • Lessons of Vietnam (Newsweek 7 Nov 09)
    • National Observer (Australia, Autumn 1999)
    • Gen. T. R. Milton (Air Force Magazine, Mar 83)
    • Melvin Laird (Foreign Affairs, Nov 05) • Alt
    • H. R. McMaster ( Dereliction of Duty author)
    • Interview with H. R. McMaster (AF Mag)
    • Dereliction of Duty (Google book)
    • Clarence Mariney (USMC CSC '89)
    • Rusk, Bundy, Clifford
    • Council on Foreign Relations reading list
    • Digital History
  • The New Vietnam Scholarship (NY Times, 1983)
  • What should we learn from the Vietnam War?
  • McNamara's Mistakes (Z Mag, 1995)
  • John Kerry's Fulbright Moment (Newsweek, 26 Jul 10)
  • McNamara: Too Late to Say "Sorry"
  • McNamara's 11 Lessons from Vietnam
    • Fog of War (Google videos download)
  • In Retrospect (McNamara, 1995, excerpt)
  • Thoughts on In Retrospect (CIA)
  • Misreading the Enemy (McNamara, 1999)
  • A Look Back At McNamara (Gelb, Jul 09)
  • McNamara, Rumsfeld & Fog of War (Newsweek, Jul 09)
  • First Postmortem (memo: Kissinger to Ford, May 75)
  • Kissinger on Vietnam (May 75)
  • Kissinger: What Vietnam Teaches Us (2008)
  • A Case Study in Military Involvement
  • CIA Doubts About Vietnam
  • Distortions of Intelligence
  • Intelligence & Vietnam (DoS TS Study)
  • OB Controversy & Tet (CIA, 1967-68)
  • Johnson Decision to "Go Big" (CIA, 1963-65)
  • Rolling Thunder: Lessons For Today
  • Slow Squeeze: Airpower in Vietnam
  • Vietnam: Were the Hawks Right?
  • Could We Have Won? (Jeff Record)
  • We Could Have Won!
  • What We Should Have Done (DuPuy, pdf)
  • "How did so many smart guys make such a mess?"
  • Case For Vietnam (Rostow, '96)
  • Legacy of the Vietnam War (Jack P. Smith)
  • The Use of Military Force (article)
  • How Do Long Wars Become So Long?
  • Afghanistan Another VIetnam? Let's Hope So!
  • Vietnam in Perspective (strategy, ROE)
  • From Vietnam to Desert Storm (AF Mag)
  • Vietnam, the Cold War & Kosovo
    • DS: The Right Lessons from Vietnam
  • Easter Offensive Lessons For Gulf War
  • Vietnam and the Failure of Containment
  • Ten Lessons From Vietnam War
  • Lessons from Vietnam - Tet Plus 30
  • "Clear & Hold" Was Working (WSJ, Oct 09)
  • Examining the Myths of the Vietnam War
  • Lessons of Vietnam & Soviet Foreign Policy
  • Doctrines, Strategies, Outcomes of Vietnam War
  • Westmoreland Was Right
  • Cold Blood: LBJ's Conduct of the War (Herring)
  • Superpowers Defeated: Afghanistan & Vietnam
  • The Legacies of Vietnam (CFR, Feb 09)
  • The Future of Warfare (SecDef Gates, Feb 11)
    • "Never Fight a Land War in Asia" (Stratfor, Mar 11)
  • Vietnam Syndrome (articles, NY Times) • More
  • "Rekindled Interest in Vietnam" (Karnow, 1985)

    The Great Debate on Vietnam
  • Revisiting & Revising Vietnam • And again
  • Rethinking Lessons of Vietnam (Meacham, Nov 09)
  • The Wrong War (Jeffrey Record, Google book)
    • Review • First chapter
  • The Necessary War (Wm. Lind, Google book)
    • Review • First chapter
  • Examining the Myths of the Vietnam War
    • Myths & Realities in the Vietnam Debate
    • Kerry Not Only One Who Miscalculated
    • How to Lose a War: The Press & Vietnam
    • Why Press Can't Be Trusted to Cover a War
    • The Battle for Truth: CNN & Oprn Tailwind (Jul 98)
    • The Media's War on Vietnam Vets (Jim Webb, Jul 98)
    • Three False Axions on the Vietnam War • Original
    • "We won the war before we lost it" (Kelly, Jan 05)
    • "Vietnam: The Debate Goes On" (Gates, Nov 02)
  • Vietnam War: Just or Unjust? • doc
  • Neo-Neocon Blog
  • The Never Ending War (NY TImes book reviews)

    Analogies
  • The Vietnam Analogy (Aug 07)
  • Use & Abuse of Vietnam Analogies (Apr 04)
  • Analogies: Am Revolution & Vietnam War
  • England's Vietnam: The American Revolution
  • Iraq & Vietnam: A Bad Analogy (WSJ, 8 Sep 05)
  • Is Iraq Another Vietnam? (Wash Post, 2006)
  • Another Vietnam? (Max Boot, WSJ, 24 Aug 07)
  • The Munich Analogy (as applied to Vietnam, 2002)
  • Analogies at War: Vietnam decisions of 1965
  • Analogies Between Iraq War & Vietnam (2004)
  • Analogies at War: Vietnam and Iraq (Aug 05)
  • Quagmire: Afghanistan v Vietnam (Oct 01)
  • Afgahnistan: Obama's Vietnam?
  • Afghanistan is Today's Vietnam (Aug 09)
  • Obama Speech on Afghanistan (1 Dec 09)
  • Obama Speech on Afghanistan (22 Jun 11)
  • Battling the Vietnam Analogy (2 Dec 09)
  • How Afghanistan Is & Isn't Vietnam (2 Dec 09)
  • Differences between wars (Fallows, 2 Dec 09)
  • Echoes of Vietnam? (2 Dec 09)
  • Vietnam Lessons ... Scarcely Apply (WSJ, Oct 09)
  • Kazai and Diem Analogy (2 Dec 09)
  • Getting Vietnam Analogy Right (HuffPo, 29 Oct 09)
  • Analogies for War: Afghanistan & Vietnam (Oct 09)
  • What Would Nixon Do (in Afghanistan)?
  • From Vietnam to Desert Storm (AF Mag)
  • Is Iraq Another Vietnam? (book review, 2006)
    • Foreign Affairs (Nov/Dec 06)
    • Monthly Review (Jun 04)
  • Iraq: Not Vietnam but Suez '56

  • Vietnam Syndrome (NY Times articles)
    • Wikipedia

    Problems With Analogies
  • Perils of Historical Analogies (Jeff Record)
  • Dangers of Historical Analogy

    Historiography of Vietnam War
  • Revising History: Vietnam
  • Historiography of the War (Buzzanco, Apr 05)
  • The New Vietnam Scholarship (NY Times, 1983)
  • Vietnam (continued) (Jeffrey Record, 98)

    Controversary
  • CBS, Westmoreland & The Uncounted Enemy
    • Westmoreland vs. CBS
  • Operation Tailwind

  • Teaching the Vietnam War
    • Why were we in Vietnam?

    Counterinsurgency
  • A New Kind of War (Krulak)
  • Compound Warfare in Vietnam
    • Definition: Compound Warfare
  • Marine Counterinsurgency Ops
  • Civic Action: USMC Experience in Vietnam
  • CAP: Alternative to Search & Destroy
  • Why Strategic Hamlets Failed
  • Abuse of Technology in Insurgency
  • Counterinsurgency Lessons From Vietnam

  • Small Wars Journal (excellent series of articles)

    		• Forward Air Controllers
  • Forward Air Controllers in SEA (NMUSAF)
  • Forward Air Control in Vietnam
    • National Museum of the USAF
  • History of FACs • More (ROMAD)
  • FAC History (Fast FAC Evolution)
  • Books About FACs
  • Army Light Aviation in WW II (FAC history)
  • Mosquitoes to Wolves (book)
  • Da Nang Dairy (Google book)
  • History of Airborne FAC in SEA (ACGS, 2004)
  • FAC Site
  • FAC Aircraft (internal link)
  • FAC Portal (Larry Hughes)
    • FAC & SEA Links
    • FAC Call Signs • More Detail
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    • Target Marking • VR
  • Close Air Support in SEA (nternal link)
  • FAC Portal (George Lattin)
    • USAF General Officer FACs
    • FAC Stories
  • FAC Units in SEA
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  • FACNET Homepage • Photos
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    • Comments on FAC Msn
    • Book Project • Alternate
  • 505th Tac Cntrl Gp
    • Air Ops Trng Manual
    • FAC KIAs
  • 19th TASS
  • 20th TASS • Wikipedia
    • History • Photos
    • Danang FAC, 67-68
    • Camp Evans FACs (3d Brd, 101 ABN)
  • 21st TASS • More
    • 21st TASS O-1 Article
  • 22nd TASS
  • 23rd TASS
    • 23rd TASS (early history)
    • Cricket's Lament (song)
  • FAC Call Signs • More Detail
  • Covey FACs • History • Pictures
  • Raven FACs
    • History of Ravens • More
    • Ravens/Steve Canyon Project
  • Bilk FACs (Camp Evans, 101st)
  • Rustic FACs (Cambodia) • More
  • Sundog FACs
  • Mike FACs
  • FAC for 25th ID
  • Tiger Hound
  • O-2 Dash One (external stores)
  • Misty Fast FACs • Links
  • Misty FACs (AF Mag)
  • Wolf FACs (8th TFW)
  • Fast FAC Narrative
  • Bird Dog Association (O-1/L-19)
  • OV-10 Bronco Net
  • Black Ponies (Navy OV-10s - pdf)

  • MRC108 Radio Jeep • More
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    • Target Marking • VR
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    • CAS Primer
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    FAC Narratives
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  • Shoot Down of Covey 264
  • The Essence of Being a FAC (SOG rescue)
  • 23rd TASS Stories
  • The Lost War That Never Was
  • Viper 7 (Pocock - Book Review)
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  • Mac the FAC at Bong Son (AF Mag)
  • Danang FAC (Chuck Galbach)
  • VC Sampans
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  • A Prayer Answered (Joe Sowa)
  • FAC Stories (Jim Meade)
  • Messing With FACs
  • Jake 44 • FAC History
  • First Day at Song Be
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  • Catkiller FAC (Army) • More
  • O-1 Bird Dog Stories
  • Marine AO at Hué (Benchmark 15)
  • Marines Love Bird Dogs
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    Rules of Engagement
  • Law of Land Warfare (FM 27-10) • Alt
  • ROE Background
  • Rules of Engagement (ChanceFAC)
    • Evolution of ROE
    • MACV Directive 62 (24 Nov 62)
  • ROE, 16 Aug 64 (JCS)
  • CHECO Reports (Moise) (scroll for ROE)
    • ROE: Goldwater Inserts (Congressional Record)
    • CHECO ROE Reports (Google search)
  • CAS Guide for Grnd Commanders
  • Min Safe Distances & Munition Effects
  • Weapon Safe Distances
  • Free Fire Zones
  • ROE - North Vietnam (Broughton & Lavelle)
  • Effects of ROE on Rolling Thunder • More
    • More • pdf
  • Reflections of a Thud Driver (ROE)
  • Counter-SAM Tactics & ROE
  • NVAF Defensive Tactics v. Our ROE
  • Ranch Hand ROE (Guilmartin, pdf)
    • Abstract • More
    • Ranch Hand History (ROE)
    • Mission: Ranch Hand (ROE; AU Review, 1970)
    • Herbicide ROE in Thailand • pdf
    • More (markings, Note 22) • More (history)
  • Riverine ROE
  • ROE Discussion (book review)
  • Army ROE Story
  • "Regulars Rules" (1-6 Infantry guidebook, '71)
  • ROE Laos (Msg, Sep 64)
  • Handling Enemy POWs (MACV Guidance)
  • Bob Kerrey incident

    Friendly Fire
  • Friendly Fire - Background, Incidents
  • Battle of Bong Trang
    • Larry Welch
  • USCGC Point Welcome Incident
    • More (Rules of Engagement) • Alt
  • Friendly Fire Project - Vietnam
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  • Friendly Fire - Vietnam

    Threats
  • AAA & SAMs
  • SA-7 Strela/Grail
    • SA-7 Missiles: AnLoc, June 72
  • Midair: C-7 & CH-47, Camp Evans, Oct 68
  • Artillery: C-7, Duc Pho, Aug 67

    NVA/VC
  • NVA/VC Background
  • NVA & VC History
  • NVA Organization
    • PAVN Armored Forces
    • T-54 Tank
  • VC Organization
  • North Vietnamese Air Force (internal link)
  • NVA/VC Offensive Tactics
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    From the Enemy Perspective
  • History of the NVA & NLF
  • NVA/VC Background • Base area maps
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  • Socialist Rep of Vn Virtual Library
  • War From the Other Side (photos)
  • History of Viet Quoc Movement
  • People's War (Bolt, U Richmond)
  • A VC Journalist's Story
  • Tran Van Tra (Westmoreland's counterpart)
  • Col. Bui Tin, NVA (book excerpt)
  • How NVn Won War (Bui Tin interview - WSJ '95) • Alt
    • Background on Bui Tin
  • Bui Tin on Ho Chi Minh (Time Asia, 1999)
    • Cached
  • Fall of Saigon (revision)
  • NVA Exploitation Of Tactical Radio
  • Vietnam Military Museum (Hanoi)
  • Photos From the Other Side
  • PAVN Base Areas, Southern Laos (map)
  • PAVN Logistics
  • PAVN & VC Tactics

    VC & PAVN Strategy
  • VC & PAVN Strategy
    • Protracted War and Dau Tranh Strategy

    Leaders
  • Decision-Makers & Major Players of the War
  • John F.Kennedy
    • An Unfinished Life (JFK, 1917-63)
    • Robert McNamara (SecDef 1961-68)
    • Dean Rusk (SecState)
    • George Ball (Under SecState 1961-68)
    • Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
    (Ambassador to RVn, 1963-64, 1965-67)
    • Gen. Maxwell Taylor (Chairman, JCS 1962-64;
    Ambassador to RVn, 1964-65)
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
    • Clark Clifford (SecDef 1968-69)
    • Interview transcript, 1981
    • McGeorge Bundy (Nat Security Advisor)
    • Gen. Earle Wheeler (Chairman JCS, 1964-70)
    • Ellsworth Bunker (Ambassador to RVn, 1967-73)
    • Bio
  • Richard M Nixon
    • Nixon's Historical Legacy
    • Henry Hissinger (Nat Sec Adv => SecState)
    • Why We Were in Vietnam (memoir review)

  • MACV Commanders
    • Gen. William Westmoreland (64-68) • More
    • Gen. Creighton Abrams (68-72)
    • Gen. Frederick Weylanf (72-73)

  • Leaders of South Vietnam
  • Ngo Dinh Diem (President RVn, 1955-63)
  • Duong Van Minh (President RVn, 1963-64)
  • Nguyen Khanh (Head of State, 1964-65)
  • Nguyen Van Thieu
    (Chief of State, 1965-67; President 1967-75)
  • Nguyen Cao Ky
    (Prime Minister, 1965-67; Vice President 1967-71)

  • North Vietnamese Leaders (internal link)

    Home Front
  • The Anti-war Movement (Bolt, U Richmond)
  • The War Conspiracy (surpressed book, 1970 - video)
  • LBJ: Why Vietnam? (video, 1965)
  • MLK: Why I Oppose the War ... (video) • More
  • Cronkite on Significance of Vietnam (video)
  • Press In Vn As Agent of Defeat (JSTOR)
  • "The Impact of Media" (video excerpt)
  • Role of Photo Journalism in Vietnam War
  • Press & Military: Tet 1968
  • How to Lose a War: The Press & Vietnam
  • Tet, Cronkite & Opinion Journalism • Pt. 2

  • Public Opinion on War (vs. Iraq War) • More

    Protest & Dissent
  • Opposition to the Vietnam War (extensive)
  • Anti-war Posters & Cartoons (Australian)
  • Vietnam Protest Video (3:54)
  • Scenes of Protest (video)
  • 1968 Democratic Party Convention(Chicago)
  • Shootings at Kent State Univ. (4 May 70)
  • Kent State, May 4, 1970 • Video
  • Hanoi Jane at AAA Gun

    Famous Photos
  • Iconic Photos From Vietnam War
  • Saigon Execution Photo (Tet '68)
  • The Burned Girl • Background
    • Video (very graphic)
    • Who Was Responsible?
  • Kent State Shootings (4 May 1970)
  • Evacuation From "Embassy" (story behind photo)
  • Classic Vietnam War Stills (video, 4:52) • More

    • Air Operations
  • Air War in Vietnam (Century of Flight)
  • Vietnam War Air Campaigns
  • USAF in Southeast Asia (NMUSAF)
    • South Vietnam: The Advisory Years (1961-65)
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    • Laos • Plain of Jars • Panhandle & HCMT
    • North Vietnam: Rolling Thunder
    • South Vietnam: Tet Offensive & Vietnamization
    • Hitting Sanctuaries: Cambodia
    • South Vietnam: Easter Offensive
    • North Vietnam: Linebacker & Linebacker II
    • Coming Home: The US Exits Southeast Asia
  • USAF in Southeast Asia 1961-75 (pdf, e-book)
  • Guns of August 1964 (airpower in SEA) • pdf
  • Bogus Charges Against Airpower in SEA • pdf
  • Role of Airpower in Vietnam War
  • Limitations on Airpower in Vn (Atlantic, May 02)
  • Strategic Bombing Debate: WW II & Vietnam
    • Full article (JSTOR - GT only)
  • Air Commando Chronicles (e-book)
  • An Uncommon War: USAF in Vietnam
  • Coercive Air Power in VIetnam War (JSTOR)
  • Air War Overview • Alt • More
  • Roles & Missions in Vietnam Air War • Alt
  • In-Country Air Ops (internal link)
  • AWC Vietnam Links
  • Air Force Magazine Articles
    • Fighter Tactics in SEA (Momyer)
  • Air Operations Glossary
  • Air War Bibliography
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  • Air War Chronology (AF Museum)
  • Role of Airpower in Vn (CSAF speech)
  • Decisions Concerning Air War
  • Disunity of Command (AF Mag)
  • Wasted Airpower (Broughton)
  • Tac Air Hearings '65 (pdf)
  • USAF in Vietnam 65-69 (e-book)
  • Air Power Over Vietnam (Dan's History)
  • US Aces in Southeast Asia
  • Air War (portal) • More
  • Vietnam Fighter Narratives
  • Vietnam Photo Album - AF
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    • 8th FW History 1967
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    • 12TFW History
    • Close Air Support
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  • Vietnam Air Ops Chart
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  • F4 Typical Mission Profiles
  • Tech Case Studies: F-105, Gunships, PGM
    • More: Gunships, Ranch Hand, Arc Light
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  • Bombing Video (w/ US leader comments)
    • Bombing Footage (turn sound off)

    In-Country Air Ops/CAS
  • Air Operations - Vietnam
  • USAF in South Vietnam
  • The In-Country War (AF Mag)
  • Airpower Over Vietnam
  • Air War Bibliography
  • Plausible Denial: First SEA Air Ops
  • Farm Gate (c 1961 - AF Mag) • pdf
  • Buon Enao: Jungle Jim Deployment
  • Air Commando Links • More
  • Air Commando Chronicles
  • Close Air Support in SEA (history - cached)
    • Details (Grunt Online)
  • Airpower and the Ground War (e-book)
  • The Air War Over S Vietnam 1968-75 (e-book)
  • CAS Bibliography (USAMHI)
  • Tactical Air Support (TACS) (cached)
    • Close Air Support
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    • CAS for Ground Commanders
    • CAS Responsibilities (checklists)
    • Air Munitions
  • Direct Air Support (Interdiction Ops)
  • CAS Video • Napalm Run
  • Airstrike Photos
  • CAS in Vietnam (narrative & photos)
  • FAC Procedures • More
    • Target Marking • VR
  • Post-1962 CAS Aircraft (NMUSAF) • Old version
  • A-1 Combat Journal
    • A-1 Pilot's Narrative (USAF)
  • A-1E Skyraider
  • T-28 Operations (PACAF Bulletin)
  • A-37 Combat History
  • B-57s in Vietnam
  • Marine A-6 Stories
  • F-100 Pilot Memories
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  • OV-10 Bronco (FAS)
  • Air Combat Vietnam - Early Days
  • AF Enlisted Combat Support

    		• Ranch Hand
  • Operation Ranch Hand (Air Ops site)
  • AF & Herbicides in SEA (Buckingham, excerpt)
    • Full Book (downloadable)
  • Herbicidal Warfare in SEA (Cecil, pdf)
    • Part 2 • Part 3
  • Herbiide Ops in SEA 61-67 (CHECO, 1967-pdf)
  • Ranch Hand Bibliography (AU ASBC)
  • Operation Ranch Hand History (AF Hist) • Alt
    • Ranch Hand: Down in the Weeds (NMUSA)
    • Air Commando: 1950-1975 (USAF, excerpt) • Alt
    • Ranch Hand (AF Mag) • pdf
    • Global Security
    • Ranch Hand History
    • Herbicidal Warfare Prgm in Vietnam (Arison)
    • Mission: Ranch Hand (AU Review, 1970)
    • US History.com
  • Fast Movers & Herbicidal Spray in SEA
  • Ranch Hand ROE (Guilmartin, pdf)
    • Abstract • More
    • Ranch Hand History (ROE)
    • Mission: Ranch Hand (ROE; AU Review, 1970)
    • Herbicide Use in Thailand (herbicide ROE in SEA) • pdf
  • RH: History & Legal Issues (cached)
  • Spray Activity (animated-Media Player)
  • Air Commando Association
  • Traildust Statistics
  • UC-123 (AF Museum) • Photos
    • Ranch Hand & C-123 (Jeff Duford, NMUSAF lecture)
    • Pt. 2 (Patches)
  • C/UC-123 Aircraft Survivors
  • Herbicide Patterns in Vn (Traildust, pdf)
    • Cached HTML
  • Assessing Exposure of Grnd Troops (Guilmartin) • pdf
    • Paper: Ginevan, Ross & Watkins, 2007
  • Ranch Hand Mission (discussion)

  • Operation Flyswatter (insect spray mission)
    • Full article • Another
    • Discussion (scroll down)
  • C-123 Insect Spray Msn (photo) • More

  • Use of Helicopters in Defoliation • More

    Agent Orange
  • What Do You Know About Agent Orange?
  • Fifteen Herbicides Used in Vietnam
  • History of Agent Orange Use in Vietnam
  • Statistics on Agent Orange Use • More
    • More: By Location
  • Use of Herbicide in Vietnam (stats) • Details
    • Chemical Details • Declassified Documents
  • Agent Orange FAQ
  • Agent Orange Talking Paper
  • Johnston Island & Agent Orange Storage
  • VA Agent Orange Portal
    • VA Benefits, AO Exposure (Feb 08) • pdf
  • Agent Orange Case Study
  • AO Environmental Studies (Hatfield Gp)
  • Efforts to Mitigate AO Impact (cached)
  • Overview of Preliminary Results (cached)
  • Impact Mitigation Strategies (Hatfield, cached)
  • Agent Orange Files: History
    • AO Before & After Photos
  • Characterizing Vet Exposure (e-book)
  • AF Health Study: Ranch Hand Study
    • Study Overview (2MB pdf)
  • Disposition of AF Health Study
  • AF AO Study Commentary
  • Animated Map of Spray Ops ('63-'70)
  • Flight Records Show Contamination
  • Agent Orange Exposure in Vn (pdf)
  • Extent & Patterns of AO Use (pdf)
  • Notes on Herbicide Use in Vietnam
  • Herbicide Use in II Corps
  • Adm Zumwalt on Agent Orange
  • Residual Dioxin in Vietnam
  • Agent White
  • Alvin Young Collection on AO
  • US-PRVN Conf: Effects of AO • pdf
  • Jt US-Vietnam Agent Orange Study
  • International Studies
  • Evaluating Works on Agent Orange (Buckingham, 1982)
  • Spraying Locations, 1963-70 (video)
  • Documentary: Ranch Hand
  • Battle's Poison Cloud (video review)
  • Spectre Orange (Guardian, 2003)
  • AO: Collateral Damage in Vn (book rvw)
  • AO: Linger Effects (Vanity Fair)
  • Children of Vietnam Vets Health Study (Australian)
    • COVVHS Homepage

    		• Arc Light
  • Operation Arc Light (Air Force magazine)
    • AF History • Alt
  • War from above the Clouds (e-book)
    • Download (PDF, detailed)
  • Arc Light Resources (AU portal)
  • Arc Light (Air Power Over Vn)
  • Arc Light Mission Statistics
  • Arc Light History (306 BW) • Photos
  • Arc Light & Deforestation (306 BW)
  • Arc Light - B-52 Technical Info
  • Khe Sanh & Linebacker II
  • 50 Years of the B-52
  • The B-52 Story
  • B-52 Bombing video • More (0:25)
    • Arc Light Mission (8 mm home video)
  • Arc Light Impacting (photo)
  • Arc Lights at Khe Sanh
  • B-52 Psywar Leaflet
  • B-52 Photos (War Stories)
  • Linebacker II (internal link)
  • B-52 & Arc Light Patches
  • Arc Light Memorial • More

    Combat Skyspot
  • Combat Skyspot (USAF Museum) • Alt
    • Combat Skyspot Portal
    • CombatSkyspot.com
  • AN/MSQ-77 System
    • TSQ-81 System at Lima Site 85
  • RBS & Skyspot (AF mag) • RBS System
  • TPQ-10 System (USMC)
  • Invert GCI Site at NKP
    • Invert GCI Operations
  • 619th Tactical Contol Squadron
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  • Lima Site 85 (detailed) • Air Force mag article
  • Fall of Lima Site 85 (CIA)
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  • Combat Skyspot Memorial • More

    Project CHECO Reports
  • List of Project CHECO Reports (170)
  • CHECO Reports (Moise) (scroll for ROE)
  • CHECO Reports (search)
  • CHECO Reports (Butler portal)
  • Fall of Lima Site 85
  • Summary of SAR Ops in SEA
  • Impact of Geography on Air War
    • Part 2 • Part 3
  • Tiger Hound • Part 2

    Air Force Support Ops
  • 1st Mob Com Gp - Vietnam Projects
  • Red Horse (Civil Engineers)
  • AF Ground Support Operations
  • AF Explosive Ordnance Disposal
    • Photos
  • An Evening With My Thud (F-105 CC)
  • IBM in Vietnam
  • AF Official Histories in Vn
  • AF Hootches - Takhli

  • History of Clark AB
    • Interdiction
  • History of Interdiction
  • Ho Chi Minh Trail Background • More
    • HCM Trail: Geography & LS 719 • HCMT Map
    • HCM Trail: Air Force magazine
    • HCM Trail: NVA Experience • More
    • Group 559 (built, operated HCMT)
  • Ho Chi Minh Trail Bibliography
  • Targeting the Trail (nucs) • Background
  • Early Covert Action on HCM Trail
  • NVA Logistics in Support of Ops in RVN • Pt 2
  • NVA Efforts to Hide Trail (1965, Declassified)
  • Reports From the Trail (Pathet Lao)
  • Blood Road (Google book)
  • HCM Trail Map and Photos
  • Tchepone • Map • Route 9 (Laos)
  • Air-Grnd Ops Against the Trail • pdf
  • Tiger Hound
  • VR & Interdiction Over the Trail • More
  • Road Watch Teams
  • Choke Points on HCMT • Map only
  • A-26: Early Truck Killer
  • War Against Trucks (Southern Laos, 1968-72)
  • Trucks in the Open (photo/story)
  • Operation Shed Light (low-light sensor R&D)
  • C-123 Flare Mission (narrative)
  • Blind Bat Interdiction Mission ****
    • Blind Bat in the FAC Role
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    • Blind Bat Flare Mission
  • Gunships (internal link)
  • AC-130's Over the Trail
    • Video • More
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  • Truck Count (AC-130 Ops)
  • Map Accuracy & Truck Count Verification
  • A-6s and Rockeyes
  • NKP Portal
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  • O-2 in Interdiction
  • McNamara Line: Bkgrnd & History
  • History of McNamara Line
    • Jason Project & McNamara Line
  • Igloo White • Details • More • AF Mag
    • Background of the McNamara Line
    • ADSID III • Schematic
    • 553 Recon Wg (Batcat) Portal
    • 553 RW History
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  • Quiet Aircraft (internal link)
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  • Operation Tailwind
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    Out of Country Ops
  • Fighting the War in Southeast Asia (61-73)
  • US Covert Actions & COIN (DoS, '64-'68)
    • DoS Documents: Laos • Vietnam 1966 • SEA
  • Operation Barrel Roll, 1964-73 • More (pdf)
    • Air Force Magazine
  • Operation Steel Tiger (Laos, Apr 65-Nov 68)
  • Oprn Commando Hunt (Laos, Nov 68-Mar 72)
  • Operation Menu (Cambodia, Mar 69-May 70)

  • Laotion Civil War (Wikipedia)
    • 1961: Superpowers' Involvement Deepens
    • 1964: The Air War Opens
    • 1965: The Widening War
  • Secret War in Laos (portal) • More
  • Laos Crisis (1962)
  • Laotian History Timeline
  • Geneva Accord on the Neutrality of Laos (Jul 62)
    • More (Oxford Companion to US Military History)
    • More (Dictionary of Modern Politics of Southeast Asia)
  • History of Laos (country-studies.com)
    • The Secret War
  • Beginning of USAF Ops in Laos (CHECO report)
  • CIA Air Ops in Laos (1955-1974)
  • Thailand-Laos-Cambodia Brotherhood
  • USAF in Thailand • More • Photos
  • Udorn RTAFB History
  • NKP (Nakhon Phanom RTAFB)
  • NKP Photos
  • A-1 Combat Journal
  • 23rd TASS • More • Early History
    • 23rd TASS Steel Tiger
  • Covey FACs
    • Covey FAC Organization (alternate)
    • Covey Pictures
  • Raven FACs • History • More
    • Ravens/Steve Canyon Project
    • Ravens of Long Tieng
    • Ravens Site (Discovery Times)
  • Rustic FACs • Laos Air Operations (1954-1970>
  • O-1 Brid Dog in Laos War • More
  • Laos Air Force Ops (1948 thru 1964)
    • Pt. 2: 1964-73 (Igloo While, Ravens, LS 719)
    • Pt. 3: 1973-89
  • Fighting the War in SEA, 1961-73 (CIA ops, Laos)
  • CIA Air Ops in Laos
  • Secret War in Laos (portal) • More • More
    • Timeline • Photos • Lao Veterans site
  • War in Laos (background) • Resources
  • The Plain of Jars (AF Mag)
  • War That Never Was
  • US Military Aid to Laos, 1956-75 (e-book)
  • Bombing of Laos (alternate view)
  • Laotian Air Force
  • Lima Site 85
  • Contruction of Lima Site 85 • More
  • Fall of Lima Site 85 (CHECO)
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  • Tchepone & OPLAN El Paso (Feb 71)

  • CIA's Airlines • Photos
    • Air America Association
  • History of Air America • More • More
    • Aircraft of Air America • Photos • More
  • Civil Air Transport (CAT)
  • CIA Air Operations in Laos (1955-74)
  • An Air Combat First (Huey over AN-2) • Image
    • Details (scroll way down!)

  • Operation Menu (bombing, '69-'70)
  • Cambodian Campaign (Apr-Jul 1970)
    • More • Maps
    • The Search for COSVN • Part II
  • Cambodian Incursion
  • Cambodia Air Operations (1954-1970)
    • National Museum of the USAF
  • Cambodian Incursion Air Support (CHECO report)
  • Operation Freedom Deal (bombing, '70-'73)
    • Alt (w/ LRP after action report)
  • Credible Chase/Pave Coin
    • AU-23 Peacemaker • AU-24 Stallion

    Special Operations
  • MACV Studies & Observations Grp (SOG)
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    • Gia Vuc: Model A-Camp
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  • VNAF Night Ops Over NVn
  • Bright Light (POW Rescue Msns, 1970)
  • Operation Tailwind (Sep 1970)
  • Son Tay Raid (Nov 1970) • Alt • More
    • Study in Presidental Policy
    • Politics of the Son Tay Decision
    • Son Tay Diversion
    • A-1 Pilot Narrative • Alt
    • More on Planning
    • Helicopters Used & Other Details
    • VFW Mag, Nov 95
    • AF Mag, Nov 95
    • Son Tay Raiders Assn • Links
    • Son Tay Call Signs
    • Son Tay: 35 Year Retrospective
  • POW Raider in Two Wars
  • Delta After Action (Thua Thien, Mar 68)
  • MACV-SOG • More • More • More
  • Marine Helio Sopport for SOG
  • Kingbee (VNAF H-34)
  • ARVN & US Special Ops
    • Site Map • Missions
  • Chinese Nungs
  • Mike Force Site (UC) • Mike FACs
  • Operation Tailwind
  • Dewey Canyon (SOG) • More
  • Observations: A-Team Under Attack
    • Life w/ an A-team (Nat Geo '65)
  • Long Range Recon Patrols (LRRP) • More
  • Evolution of LRRPs • More on LRRPs
  • FAC Support of Project Delta
  • Tapping NVn Telephone Lines By Helicopter

    		• North Vietnam Air Ops
  • USAF and N Vietnam, 66-73
  • Air Battle Photos (text in Korean)
  • Air Battle Over NVn
    • Ops Overview • Weapons
  • Operation Flaming Dart
  • Operation Rolling Thunder (1965-1968)
    • Overview • Overview & Timeline
    • F-105s & Rolling Thunder • Video
    • Wikipedia • Art
    • Strategy (bibliography)
    • eHistory (book excerpt)
    • Anatomy of Failure
    • "Rolling Thunder" (AF Mag)
  • Gradual Failure: Air War Over NVn 1965-66
  • Route Packages
  • Route Pack 6 (AF Mag)
  • Air Battle, 10 May 1972
  • Decisions In Air War Against North
  • Navy F-4 Pilot's Experience Over NVn
  • Navy F-4 Tactics Against MiGs
  • F-105: AF Workhorse
  • Thud Ridge / F-105 Site
  • F-105 Mission Over North (Flash req)
  • The Thud Up North
  • Reflections of a Thud Driver (ROE)
  • F-105 Narratives • WW Narrative
  • Wild Weasels (NMUSAF)
  • Wild Weasels in Vietnam (AF Mag)
  • Wild Weasel Ops
  • Wild Weasel History
  • Wild Weasel Combat Acquisition • pdf
  • SAM Hunter-Killer Mission
  • WW & Beginning of SEAD • pdf
  • Iron Hand (SAM suppression)
  • Counter-SAM Tactics & ROE
  • Dodging SAMs Over the North (video)
  • F-105F WW (Keith Ferris painting)
  • College Eye (RC-121 ops)
  • N Vietnam Air Ops Photos
  • LGBs vs. the Bridges (development)
  • Doumer Bridge (AF Mag) • More (AF Mag)
  • Doumer Bridge (USAF Museum)
  • Doumer Bridge History
    • Photo (1925) • Photo
  • Thanh Hoa Bridge • More • More
    • Interactive Map • Map only • Graphic
    • Photo (before) • Under Attack • After
    • Attack on the "The Dragon Jaws"
    • Breaking the Dragon's Jaw (AF mag)
    • Oprn Carolina Moon (C-130s against bridge)
    • More • More • More
    • Thanh Hoa Bridge attack (video-9 Nov 66)
  • Phuong Dinh Bridge (photo)
  • 469th TFS Over North
  • RESCAP (Rescue CAP)
  • Armed Reconnaissance
  • F-4 Mission Over Hanoi ('72)
  • Reconstruction of an Air Battle (10 May 72)
  • Rolling Thunder & Law of War
  • Effects of Restrictive ROE on Rolling Thunder
    • More • pdf
  • Broughton & Lavelle: Testing the ROE
    • The Lavelle Controversy (AF mag)
    • Gen. Lavelle and the Watergate Tapes
  • Wasted Airpower - Broughton
    • Broughton Site (paintings)
  • Col Bill Norris
  • Rediscovering Air Superiority (guns)
  • Operation Bolo (AF Mag) • Related
    • Operation Bolo (Zampini)
    • Buildup to Bolo
    • Robin Olds: Mastermind of Bolo
    • Robin Olds Bio (Best in IE)
    • Maintainer's View of Bolo • Photos
  • 555th TFS & Bolo • 555th, 1968-73
  • Premature Bomb Detonation (fuses)
  • MiG Killers of the 432d TFW
  • Misty Fast FACs • Book Excerpts
    • Lance Sijan Rescue Attempt
  • Misty FAC Narrative
  • Pardo's Push (w/ painting) • More
    • Original (AF Mag) • Alt • More
    • Earl Aman - the "Pushee"
  • Cardinal Rules of Combat Flying
  • SEA Air Combat Databases
  • SEA Air Aces (both sides)
  • US Air-to-Air Victories • Pt 2
    • USAF only • USN only
  • Shootdown of Trigger 04 (29 Jul 72)
  • US Aces in Southeast Asia
  • Randy Cuningham, USN Ace
  • Steve Richie, USAF Ace
  • Steve Richie's First Kill
  • MiG Kill Narrative
  • "Swede" Larson Mission Narrative
  • "Swede" Larson Story
  • Shootdown of Trigger 4
  • The Thai Bases
  • A-6 Intruder Missions Over North
  • NKP
  • EB-66 Pathfinder Missions
    • Initial EB-66 Deployment
  • F-111 Combat Operations
  • UAV Ops Over North • More • Photos
    • More (Vectorsite) • More (55 SRW)
  • War Over Vietnam (game)

    Operations Linebacker I & II
  • Operation Linebacker I (1972) • Wikipedia
    • Operation Freedom Train (USN participation)
  • Operation Linebacker II
    • Wikipedia • More • Map
    • Century of Flight (overview)
    • Centenial of Flight (overview & analysis)
    • 12/72: History of Linebacker II
    • Linebacker II: Day-By-Day
    • SAC History of Linebacker II
    • The Christmas Bombing
  • Linebacker II: Planning Details
  • Linebacker II Day-By-Day
    • Linebacker II Losses (day-by-day, detailed)
  • Linebacker II (AF Mag)
  • Analysis of Linebacker II
  • Linebacker II (306th BW)
  • Linebacker II Aircraft Maintenance
  • Linebacker B-52 Mission
  • Linebacker B-52 Loss (AF Mag, Feb 90)
    • More (AF Mag, Jun 98) • Air & Space Mag
  • Linebacker & The Law of War

    NVAF
  • NVAF Order of Battle (scroll down)
  • NVAF Defensive Tactics v. Our ROE
  • NVAF Aces • More
    • More, including SAM "aces"
    • NVAF Ace (video)
  • Vietnamese Air-to-Air Victories • Pt 2
  • The Legend of "Col. Toom" • More
  • MiG-17 • Details • More • Photos
  • MiG-17 History • Profiles
  • NVAF MiG-17 Operations
  • MiG-21 • More • Photo
  • Ground-based Air Defenses • More • Slide Show
  • SA-2 System • More • More
    • SA-2 Photos • System Details
    • SAM Site Photos
  • Soviet Lessons From Air War
  • Soviet Involvement in Vietnam (AP, 9 Sep 91)
  • N Vietnam AF Museum Aircraft
  • F-4, MiG-21 Pilots Meet Again

    		• SAR Ops
  • Air Rescue Service (history: NMUSAF)
  • Search & Rescue of USAF in SEA 1961-75
    • Book Review (UA Review)
  • Summary of SAR Ops in SEA (pdf)
  • Rescue Combat Air Patrol (RESCAP)
  • Rescue in Vietnam (NMUSAF)
  • Combat Pararesuce (NMUSAF)
  • SAR Lessons Learned (cached) • pdf
  • PJs in Vietnam • SAR History
    • SAR Reports & Documents
    • SAR Chronologies
    • SAR Mission Reports
    • SAR Stories • More (JG Assn.)
    • PJ images
  • A-1 Sandy Pilot Narrative • Another
  • A-1 SAR Loads
  • Rescue Losses in SEA • Alt
  • SAR Narrative: Dogwood 02 (Jul 65)
    • More on Dogwood 02
  • "Classic SAR" (Mu Gia Pass, Jul 67)
  • Rescue Inside NVn (Nov 67)
  • Boxer 22 SAR (5-7 Dec 67)
  • Bengel 505 SAR (9 Apr 72)
  • Icebag 01B SAR (Nov 72, audio tape)
  • Dogwood 02 (Frank Tullo, July 27, 1965)
  • Rescue of Bat 21 (Whitcomb, A&SPJ, Sep 04)
    • Book Review
  • Brave Jolly Green (Bat 21 rescue) • Alt
  • Bat 21 (AF Museum)
  • Blueghost 39 & Bat 21 (Whitcomb) • Pt. 2
  • Rescue Narrative, Sophomore 50
  • Rescue of Vampire 26 (20 Aug 72)
    • Vampire 26 SAR Video clip • More
    • More SAR Video (turn off audio) • More
  • Rescue in A Shau Valley (Misty)
  • Fiery Loss of Strobe 01
  • Rutan's Rescue
  • Gunfighter 82 SAR
  • RF-4 Rescue in NVn • Alt
  • Rescue of Roger Locher (23 day E&E)
  • Helicopter AR • More
    • H-53 AR Boom Mishap (video)
  • Air Rescue Association
  • Jolly Green Association
    • SAR Stories
    • Drone Rescue Story
  • Pedro: Rotors of Wood, Men of Steel
  • Pedro Crash Net
  • CSAR Print - Philip West
  • Flak Trap (SOG extraction, Laos '67)
  • Rescue of Hammer 51
  • Search for Jolly 23
    • JG 23 Map 1:250K
    • Rittichier Bio • Oral History
    • Coast Gurad Magazine Story (pdf, p. 58)
    • Stacy Jones' Site (Bio)
    • Check 6 site • Others Links
  • Survival Radios • Photos
  • Aircrew Survival Equipment
    • AN/PRC-90 radio
  • Survival Radio • Strobe
  • Jungle Penetrator Photo • Drawing
  • Jungle Penetrator on UH-1 (FM 90-5)
  • Fulton Recovery System
    • Development • CIA Perspective
  • Blood Chit

    Parajumpers (PJ's)
  • Joel Talley, AFC (AF Mag)
  • Duane Hackney, Most Decorated PJ
  • William H. Pitsenbarger, MOH

    Gunships
  • Gunship Portal (development history) • Photos
    • AC-47 • More AC-47 • Photos
    • AC-119 • More AC-119
    • AC-119G Shadow • AC-119K Stinger
    • AC-123 • AC/NC-123 Photos
    • AC-130 • More AC-130
  • Gunship Operations in SEA (HistoryNet)
  • Power of Gunships (AF Mag)
  • Development & Employment of Gunships
  • History of Gunships
  • Birth of Spooky
  • AC-47 Operations (PACAF Bulletin)
  • AC-119 Gunship Portal • More
  • AC-119 Combat Tactics • More
  • AC-130 Development & Ops (Narrative)
  • AC-130's Over the Trail (video) • More • More
    • AC-130 overview video • AC-130 development
  • Mini-Gunships • More
  • AS-2E Navy Gunships (VAH-21)

    Air Force SOF
  • History of USAF SOF
  • USAF Special Air Warfare Center
  • USAF SOF (history)
  • Special Ops in SEA
  • Project Buon Enao (Farmgate)
    • NSAM 104 (TS) - 10/13/61
  • SOF Airlift (CIA support)
  • Blackbirds in Southeast Asia
  • Combat Talon Mission
  • Opn. Carolina Moon - C-130 Bridge Busting • More
  • USAF SOG Support (typical mission)
  • USAF 20th Special Ops Sq.
  • 20th SOS Green Hornets • Narrative
  • UH-1F Green Hornet (USAF)
  • USAF 21st Special Ops Sq.
  • 21st SOS Over the Fence
  • 20th SOS - 21st SOS Merger
  • CH-3 Helicopter: Dusty 703
  • CH-3E "Black Maria" • More CH-3E
  • USAF Helicopter Ops (internal link)
  • NKP During the Secret War (SOF portal)

    Psychological Operations
  • Psychological Warfare Portal
  • Psy Warfare (USAF Museum)
  • Leaflets
    • Reward Leaflets • Banknote Leaflets
    • Flag Safe Conduct Passes
  • Targeting NVA Soldiers in RVN
  • Chieu Hoi Program - articles
  • O-2B in Psy Warfare • More
  • Hanoi Hanna
  • NLF Anti-American Leaflets

  • Project Phoenix • More • More
    • RAND Report
    • Counter View
  • Retrospective on Counterinsurgency (Phoenix Program: CIA)
  • Anti-VC Atrosity PsyOps

    NVA & Viet Cong
  • North Vietnam
  • Viet Cong (NLF)
  • NVA & Viet Cong Orders of Battle
  • Viet Cong (video, 1965-67) • Pt 2

  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Ho Chi Minh & OSS in WW II
  • Vo Nguyen Giap
  • Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap (biography)
  • Giap Memoir ( review - Bill Reeder)
  • Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap (biography, Google Book)
  • "Giap Remembers" (NY Times, 1990)

    • Operations & Battles
  • Named Campaigns of Vietnam War • More
    • Ground • Air • Naval
    • Army: Campaigns & History
  • Operations in Vietnam War (Wikipedia)
  • Ground Operations in Vietnam (table)
    • List of Operations (IE only)
    • Major Ops - chronological
    • I Corps Ops - 1968 Battle of Ia Drang Valley
  • Battle of Ia Drang Valley (Nov 1965)
    • Wikipedia • National Geograhic video
    • Animated Maps (War Times Journal)
    • HistoryNet
    • Narrative (Jack P. Smith)
    • LZ X-ray (game)

  • Operation Junction City (air drop)
  • Operation Hastings (1966, w/ map)
  • Operation Hastings (Vietnam Magazine)
  • Dak To (Nov 67) • Hill 875 • More
  • Battle for Dong Ha (Apr 68)
  • Operations Vinh Loc & Phu Vang I (Sep 68)
  • Operation Jeb Stuart III (May-Nov 68)
    • Battle of Binh An (27-30 Jun 68)

    Khe Sanh
  • Battle of Khe Sanh (Jan-Apr 68
  • Khe Sanh Timeline • More (w/narrative)
  • Khe Sanh Area Maps • More
  • Battle for Khe Sanh (PBS)
  • Khe Sanh: Strategic Crossroads
  • Siege of Khe Sanh (US Marines in Vietnam)
    • Final Ops & Evacuation (Apr-Jul 68)
  • Breaking the Siege at Khe Sanh
  • Battle of Khe Sanh (DoD video, 28:34)
    • Alternate (Pt. 1) • Pt 2 • Pt 3
    • Khe Sanh & Tet (video)
  • Early Khe Sanh Photos • More
  • Khe Sanh Photo Portal
  • Khe Sanh Hill Fights (Apr-Dec 67)
    • More (w/ map) • More • Map
  • Khe Sanh Hill Fights of '67
    • More
  • Warriors of Hill 881S (Khe Sanh)
    • Air Support for the Hill Fights
    • Hill 881S Photo Album
    • HMM-364 Photo Album
    • Sniper Story
  • Siege of Khe Sanh
  • Super Gaggle • Comments
  • Essence of Super Gaggle
  • Operation Niagara
  • Air Battle for Khe Sanh • Video
    • E-book
  • Airpower at Khe Sanh (AF mag)
  • Impact of B-52s at Khe Sanh
  • Single Manager for Air Issue
  • Airlift to Khe Sanh (AF Mag)
    • More (Sam McGowan)
  • Marine Photos- Khe Sanh & Hue
  • Dusters at Khe Sanh (narrative)
  • Operation Pegasus (relief of Khe Sanh, 1-4 Apr 68)
  • Withdraw From Khe Sanh • Alt
  • Lang Vei: Prelude to Khe Sanh
  • Lang Vei: Tanks in the Wire
  • Armored Assault on Lang Vei
  • Battle for Lang Vei: FAC's view
  • Khe Sanh Ops (1971)
  • Rememberances of Khe Sanh
  • Khe Sanh c. 1998

    Tet Offensive
  • Tet Offensive Portal
  • Tet Offensive (Guilmartin) • Map
  • Tet Offensive (US Army in Vietnam)
  • Tet Offensive Bibliography
  • Tet Offensive (Saunders)
  • Tet-Turning Point in Vietnam (essays)
    • Significance of Tet (Summers)
    • Impact of Tet on USAF
  • Tet Offensive (Vietnam Experience
    • Video of Tet (Vietnamese)
    • Tet - The Turning Point (essay)
  • Tet Offensive 1968 (Google book)
  • Why NVn Launched Tet Offensive (pdf)
  • Gen. Giap and the Tet Offensive
  • Battle of Hué (internal link)
  • Tet in Saigon • Embassy Fight (video)
  • Tet Offensive Inside MACV Hq
  • Tran Van Tra: Comments on Tet '68
  • Tet Photo Essay • More
  • Tet '68 (commentary)
  • Reporting on Tet (Harry Summers)
  • Press & Military: Tet 1968
  • Cronkite "Stalemate" Broadcast"
  • Hué and Tet 1968 (internal link)
  • Attacks on Quang Tri City
  • American Reaction to Tet Offensive (BBC)

    A Shau Valley
  • A Shau Special Forces Camp (1963)
  • The Fall of A Shau (Mar 66) • Wikipedia
    • Chronology of A Shau Battle
    • CHECO Report • pdf (more detail)
    • Uncomman Gallantry (AF Mag)
    • Maj. Bernie Fisher, USAF - MOH (AF Mag)
    • Time (18 Mar 66)
    • AC-47 At A Shau (Mar 66)
    • More Detail (transcript of radio transmissions)
  • A Shau Photos (101st) • More (sound off)
    • A Shau Valley looking S to N - c 1970
  • Tiger Mt. Photos • More • More
  • A Shau Valley FSBs • Coordinates
    • Maps: • Quang Tri • Thua Thien
    • FSB Map (1969 operations)
    • FSB Bastogne
    • FSB Jack
    • FSB Kathryn
    • FSB Rakkasan
    • FSB Sally
    • FSB Vehgel
  • A Shau Valley Ops 68-69 (pdf) • Part 2
  • A Shau Valley Operations
  • Mystique of the Valley (Overview)
  • 1st Air Cav in A Shau
  • Operation Delaware (Apr 68) • Map
  • Operation Delaware - A Luoi
  • Operation Delaware Narrative
    • More Narratives
    • Map (hand drawn)
  • Airlift Ops in Operation Delaware
  • 101st in A Shau • Links
  • 101st A Shau Valley Ops
    • Massachusetts Striker (Mar-Apr 69)
    • Apache Snow (May 69)
    • Ky. Jumper, Montgomery Rendezvous
  • Sights & Sounds of Vn (101st)
  • Mass. Striker/Apache Snow (May 69)
  • Hamburger Hill (Hill 937, Dong Ap Bia - May 69)
    • The Real Story • Map • Alt
  • Hamburger Hill - Study in Command
  • Hamburger Hill After-Action (pdf) • Alt
  • Hamburger Hill Revisited
  • Hamburger Hill Narrative • Alt • More
  • Hamburger Hill photos • More
    • Annotated photo of final battle
    • Airstrike on Hill 937 (Dong Ap Bai)
  • Going Back to Hamburger Hill
  • Rescue From FSB Ripcord

  • A Shau Valley Maps
  • Berchtesgarden & Eagles Nest
  • Land Clearing Rt 547 to A Shau (Fall 69)

    Dewey Canyon
  • Operation Dewey Canyon (Jan-Mar 69) • Map
    • Vietnam magazine
    • Operational History
    • Dewey Canyon Medals of Honor
    • Sapper Attacks in A Shau
  • 2/9th Marines in Vietnam • More
  • Return to Dewey Canyon (Leatherneck)
  • Dewey Canyon Narratives
  • Dewey Canyon (SOG) • More

    Cambodian Incursion
  • Cambodian Incursion (Apr-Jul70) • Map

    Lam Son 719 / Dewey Canyon II
  • Lam Son 719 (Feb-Mar 71) • Map • Map (alt)
    • Aviator's Map • LZ Sophia
  • Going to Tchepone: OPLAN El Paso • pdf
  • Planning LS 719 (Geography & HCM Trail)
  • Dewey Canyon II
  • Dewey Canyon II / Lam Son 719
    • Photos (506th Inf) • Photos (174th AHC) • More
  • Lam Son 719 (ARVN view--detailed)
  • Lam Son 719 (Airmobility 1961-71)
  • Lam Son 719 & Vietnamization
  • Lam Son 719 Aviation
    • Aviation unit, day-by-day history
  • Lam Son 719 Map • More • More
  • Lam Son 719 (wargame)

  • Operation Vinh Loc - 1968

    Easter Offensive
  • Easter Offensive (ARVN view)
  • Easter Offensive 1972 • More • More (FAS)
  • Sidewinder FAC in Easter Offensive
  • ARVN Repulse of Easter Invasion
  • Battle of Kontum (April 72)
    • NVA Buildup • pdf (MACV Command History)
    • Stars & Stripes articles on battle
  • Battle of An Loc (April 72)
    • Battle of An Loc (w/ FAC audio) (Carruthers)
    • More (narrataive) • More
    • An Loc: Helicopters v. Tanks
    • Missiles at An Loc
    • Defense of An Loc (painting & story)
  • An Loc & Easter Offensive (A-1 pilot's view)
  • Battle for An Loc (ARVN view)
  • Airlift at An Loc
  • Development of Anti-tank Helicopters
  • Sundog FACs at An Loc
  • Battle of Loc Ninh
  • Evacuation of Quang Tri

  • Battle of Xuan Loc (Apr 75, ARVN view)
  • Death of Gen. Le Van Hung (Apr 75)

    Fall of Vietnam
  • Vietnam - The End, 1973-75
  • Ceasefire to Capitulation
  • The Ho Chi Minh Campaign (Dec 74-Apr 75)
  • PAVN Final Offensive: Strategic Endgame
  • Final Invasion (1975)
    • Full Book Info • Review
  • The Bitter End (Summers)
  • Final Days - Philip Habib
  • Operation Baby Lift
  • Last Flight of Air America (HistoryNet)
  • Fall of Saigon
  • Fall of Saigon (AF Mag) • Portal • More
  • Evacuation of Saigon (CBC video)
  • Story Behind Photo: Evacuation From "Embassy"
  • Evacuation of VNN Fleet
  • Escape to U Taphao (VNAF)
  • Operation Frequent Wind (April 75) • More
    • USS Midway - Photos
    • VNAF Escape to U Taphao
  • Vietnamese Boat People
    • Vietnamese Perspective • More

  • Mayaguez Rescue Operation (May 75)
  • Mayaguez Incident (AF Mag)
    • More • Alt (cached)
  • Mayaguez Rescue

    		• Army Operations
  • Vietnam War Ground Campaigns
  • Army Online Bookshelf (CMH)
    • US Army in Vietnam • Alt (cached)
    • War in Nrthn Provinces 66-68
    • Growth of Airmobility Ops
    • Airmobile Operations 1961-71
    • Airmobile Operations 1962-65
    • US Army Special Forces, 1961-71
    • Tactical & Material Innovations
  • Army Unit Patches
  • I Field Force Vietnam (FFV) • More
  • II Field Force Vietnam
  • Tactics in the Vietnam War
    • Fire Support Coordination
    • Defending Installations
  • Fire Support Bases • More
  • US Artillery Support
    • Artillery Fire Doctrine
    • Artillery Terms & Tactics
  • Fire Support Coordination
    • Field Artillery Support
    • Armed Helicopter Support
    • Tactical Air Support (TACS)
    • CAS for Ground Commanders
    • Naval Gunfire Support
    • Combined Fire Support Coordination Centers
  • Evolution of Army Tac Doctrine in Vn
  • Army Bases in Vietnam
  • A Shau Valley Operations
  • 1st Cavalry Div (Airmobile) in Vietnam • More
  • History of the 1st Air Cav • 7th Cav
  • Evolution of 1st AirCav (pdf)
    • Air Cavalry (DoD 1965 video) • Pt 2 • Pt 3
  • 9th Infantry Division
  • History of the 101st (scroll down for Vietnam)
  • 101st During 1968
    • Oprn Nevada Eagle (Linh Loc, 5/68-2/69) • More
  • Screaming Eagle Web Ring
  • 101st Viet Vets Web Ring
  • 101st Mad Minute (Photos)
  • 101st Campaigns & Operations
    • D 1/502nd
  • 506th Inf Reg (Currahee) (photos)
    • 3/506th (Stand Alone Battalion)
  • 101st LRPs • Photos '68-'69
  • A/2/17th Cav - 101st (photos)
  • The Lancers (B/158th)
  • A Shau Valley FSBs • Maps • Coordinates
    • FSB Bastogne
    • FSB Vehgel
    • FSB Sally
  • 173 Airborne Brigade in Vietnam
    • Operational History • Junction City
  • 35th Infantry Regiment • Maps
  • American Soldier in Vietnam (artwork)
  • Army Unit Locations, 1969
  • Vietnam Photo Album - Army
  • Uniforms of Vietnam Era
  • Equipment & Weapon Photos
  • US Armor in Vietnam
  • Armored Vehicles in Vietnam
  • Tactical & Material Innovation
  • Counterparts (MACV Advisors)
  • TMA Troop at Hué
  • Army Trasport Assn-Vietnam
  • 507th Transp Gp
  • ADA Units in Vietnam
  • Battle at Khe Gio Bridge
  • Roman Plows • History • More • More
    • Land Clearing - Northern I Corps
    • Clearing Rt 547 to A Shau (Fall 69)
  • Infantry Lessons Learned (1/50th)
  • Operations in the Rung Sat

  • "Regulars Rules" (soldier handbook, 1-6 Inf, 1971)
  • Artillery Terms & Tactics
  • FM 6-30 Tactics & Techniques for Observed Fire

    Convoy Operations
  • Convoy SOP
  • Highways & Passes in Vietnam
  • Hai Van Pass Convoy (3rd Bridge Co., USMC)
  • Convoy Ops - 8th Trans Com
  • Ambush on Rt 13 - May 66
  • Gun Trucks at Ambush Alley (Rt 19)
  • Ambush on Route 19 - 1/69 Armor
    • "The Long Tough Road" (Rt 19 - Qui Nhon-Pleiku)
    • Maps - QL19 - Qui Nhon-Pleiku
  • M-520 GOER • More • Images • More

    Army Aviation
  • The Army Aviation Story
  • Helicopters at War (Centennial of Flight)
  • Role of the Helicopter in Vietnam War • pdf
  • Airmobility 1961-1971
  • The Helicopter Road to Vietnam
  • Army Aircraft in Vietnam
    • Photos • Helicopter Weapons
  • Evolution of Armed Helicopters in Vietnam
  • Historic Army Helicopters • More • PhotosUH-1 Huey • More • More • More
    • History (Air & Space mag)
    • More • Technical Details • Photos
    • Vietnam Hueys (profiles)
    • Huey Smoke Screen Mod
  • UH-1 Huey & Air Mobility
  • CH-21 Shawnee
  • CH-34 Choctaw • More • Photos
    • Marine UH-34D Sea Horse
  • CH-47 Chinook (FAS) • More • More • Photos
  • CH-54 Tarje (photos) • Photos
  • Helicopter Gunships (history)
    • AH-1 Cobra • 20mm cannon
    • Rocket Launcher • 2.75 in. rockets
    • CH-34 Choctaw Gunship • Photos
    • ACH-47 Chinook Gunships
  • OV-1 Mohawk • Portal
  • Last of the Mohawks
  • Army EP-2E "Crazy Cats" (sig int)
  • History of Army Liaison Aircraft
  • Camp Holloway (Pleiku)
  • Rotary Wing Assets
  • VHPA Online Museum (units, equipment)
  • Development of Anti-tank Helicopters
  • UH-1 Gunship Operations
  • 101st ArnbDiv/159th ASHB
  • After Action Reports, 25th AvnBn
  • Air Mobile Operations (video)
    • Battle for the Ia Drang Valley (1965, video)
  • Helicopter Crew Members • More
  • Army Helicopter Units • Pilot Losses
  • Helicopter Units (links)
  • Helicopter Losses (pdf)
  • Army Aviator Losses (by date)
  • Role of Dustoff • More
  • Dustoff Mission (audio)
  • Army Aviation Heritage Foundation
  • Helicopter Operations, LS 719
  • 174th Assault Helicopter Co (LS 719)
    • 174th AHS Photos
  • Catkiller O-1s

  • Helicopter: Road to Vietnam

    Other Helicopter Ops
  • USMC Helicopter Types in Vietnam
  • USMC Vn Helicopter Assn. • Photos
  • Marine Helicopters Chronology
  • CH-46
  • HMM-364
  • CH-46 Crewmember in I Corps ('66)
  • UH-34 (plus armed version)

  • USAF Airlift Helicopters
  • USAF SOF (history)
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  • O-2A 68-10832 (Phan Rang, 1970)
  • O-2A 68-10848 (Travis AFB Museum)
  • O-2A 68-10862 (MAPS) • More
  • O-2A 68-11122 (Darrell McCalla)
  • O-2A 69-7639 (RNZAF Museum)
  • O-2 Servicing (23 TASS) • More
  • O-2 Aircraft on Display • Photos
  • O-2 Image Portal • More
  • O-2B in Psy Warfare • O-2B Photo
    • O-2B Grnd Refueling • O-2B Inflight
    • O-2B @ Pleiku

    OV-10
  • OV-10 History • More • Video
    • More • More • More • More
  • OV-10 Origin: Light Suppoprt Aircraft
  • OV-10 Photos • Details • Op Photos • Profile

    Quiet Aircraft
  • Quite Aircraft Programs
    • More • Group Image
    • Quiet Aircaft Association
  • YO-3 • More • YO-3A Restoration
  • QT-2PC & X-26B • More • Photos
  • The Night Stalkers
  • Demise of the Cuties and the Yo-Yos
  • Sailplanes & Slow Propellers
  • Stealth Technology
  • "The Quiet One" (Hughes 500P for CIA)

    		• Aircraft Photo Portals
  • Peter Bird's Portal
  • Thai Base Photos
    • Photo Book 1 • Photo Book 2
    • Jets • Prop Planes
  • Stymerski's Aircraft Photos
  • Aircraft Used in VN
  • Warbird Alley
  • Aircraft Photos
  • Helicopters & Cargo Aircraft
  • Lee Boel, Pleiku Shots

    Combat Airlift
  • SEA Airlift Portal
    • Airlift History
  • Tactical Airlfit (USAF e-book)
  • Tac Airlift in SEA (AMC Museum)
  • Combat Airlift in SEA (315th ADiv)
  • Airlift at Dien Bien Phu & Khe Sanh
  • SEA Airlift Stories
  • Combat Airlift in Vietnam
    • Katum (68-70)
    • Khe Sanh (Jan-Feb 68)
    • A Shau Valley (Apr 68)
    • An Loc (Apr 72)
  • Airlift in Special Operations
  • Operation Mule Train (AF Mag, Feb 01)
  • Airlift to Khe Sanh (AF Mag, Jul 89)
    • More (Sam McGowan)
  • Airlift Ops in Operation Delaware (Apr 68)
  • Airlift at An Loc (Apr 72)
  • C-123 Portal • More • More
    • Wikipedia • Global Security
    • Photos • Photos
    • C-123 Combat Ops (video)
  • C-130 Portal
  • 463rd TCW in SEA
  • C-130 Loss at Khe Sanh
  • C-130 in other roles
  • Blind Bat (AF Mag, Oct 69)
  • Blind Bat Mission • More
    • Flare Kickers
  • Blind Bat Crew Narrative
  • Loss of Blind Bat 01 • Alt
  • Commando Vault (BLU-82)
  • Carolina Moon (Thanh Hoa bridge)
    • More • More
  • The Four Horsemen • Video
  • Firefight at Katum (C-130)
  • Air America C-130s • pdf
  • C-7 Caribou
  • C7 in Vietnam
  • C-7/CV-2 Portal • Photos • Santa Bou
  • C-7 Caribou Association
    • Photo Albums • More Photos
    • C-7 Friendly Fire Incident

  • USAF Airlift Helicopters
  • 8th Aerial Port Sq. Mobility Ops

    Air Weapons
  • Air Munitions Primer
  • Cessna Warbirds: Weapons & Tactics
  • Air Armament (NMUSAF)
  • Bombs for Beginners • More
  • Air Munitions Data (GruntOnline, cached)
  • A-1 Combat Loads (photos)
  • F-100 Weapons
  • Aircraft Guns
  • M3 20mm Aircraft Cannon
  • M39 20mm Aircraft Cannon
  • M-61 (GAU-4) Vulcan cannon • More • More
  • 2.75" Rocket (FFAR) • Hydra (FAS) • More
    • 2.75" Rockets • Warheads • Launchers
    • Flechette (definition)
  • Zuni 5" Rocket (FFAR)
  • General Purpose Bombs • More • More
    • GP Bombs, Fuses & Fins
  • Close Air Support Munitions
  • Mk80-series of Bombs • Image • More
  • Aerial Munition Listing • Alt
    • Mk81 • Mk82 • Mk83 • Mk84 • Mk117
  • Snakeye Bomb • More • More • More
    • Mk82 Snakeye (LD & retarded - diagrams) • More
    • Mk82 Snakeye (w/ Mk15 fins, photo)
    • M117 High Drag
    • Sabotage Incident
  • BLU-82/B 15K Bomb • FAS • NMUSAF • More
    • Combat Trap (intro of M121) • Google Book
    • Commando Vault (emploment of M121 & BLU-82)
    • Google Book • Google Book
    • Commando Vault (CHECO, Oct 70 - pdf)
    • Use of 10K & 15K Bombs (narrative - scroll)
    • CH-54 & Mk-121 • Photos • Video
    • C-130 & BLU-82 (video)
    • Last BLU-82 (Jul 08)
    • Oprn Carolina Moon (Thanh Hoa bridge)
  • M129 Leaflet Bomb • Details • Loading
  • Daisy Cutter Fuses
    • Use of Daisy Cutters in Flak Suppression
    • Use of Daisy Cutters Against Bridges
    • "Invention" of Daisy Cutter in SEA (search for "daisy")
  • Premature Bomb Detonation (fuses)
  • Weapon Min Safe Distances • Frag Patterns
  • Cluster Munitions • More
    • Designations: CBU • BLU • SUU
  • CBU-24/BLU-26 • CBU-52/BLU-61
  • CBU-55 (photo) • CBU-3s on B-52s (photo)
  • Fuel-Air Explosive • BLU-72 FAE • Photo
  • Mk-20 Rockeye CBU
    • Rockeyes and Daisy Cutter Fuses on Marine A-6s
  • Gravel & Dragon Teeth Mines • More
  • Air-Delivered Mines in Grnd Ops
  • Napalm - BLU-1 • More • A-1E Drop Photo
    • Mk 77 (post-Vietnam)
  • Emergence of Smart Bombs (AF Mag)
  • Laser Guided Bombs (History)
  • Laser Guided Bombs
  • Laser Guided Bombs (FAS)
  • LGB Development & Deployment
    • First Use of LGBs (discussion)
  • Development of PGMs • More
  • PGM (Hallion Paper)
  • PGM (Mok Paper)
  • Drone Operations (Buffalo Hunter) • More
    • Drone Pickup Mission

  • AF EOD (weapon photos)
  • UXO Manual (Army FM-21-16, 1994)

    Ground Weapons & Equipment
  • Weapons & Equipment
  • US Infantry Weapons in Vietnam
  • Weapons (US & NVA)
  • Weapons & Equipment • More
  • Marine Equipment & Clothing ('64-'65)
  • ARVN Weapons ('64-'65)
  • M-14 Rifle
  • M-16 Rifle • More
    • In-service Narrative • Cutaway • Detail
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  • CAR-15/XM-177/M4 Carbine
    • History of M4 • With SF
  • M-79 Grenade Launcher • More
  • M-60 Machine Gun • More
  • Flak Vest • More
  • Claymore Mine
  • The Jungle Boot
  • M113 Armored Personnel Carrier
  • M151 Jeep

    NVA/VC Weapons
  • PDRV National Military Museum
  • NVA & VC Small Arms
    • AK-47
  • Threats to Aircraft (Nellis AFB TTF)
    • More • Threat Aircraft Photos • More
  • NVA/VC Weapons • More
  • NVA Anti-Aircraft Weapons
  • 12.7mm DShK MG • Photos
  • NVA Armor
  • Land Mines & Booby Traps

    		• Studying the Vietnam War
  • Google Resource Search
  • Examing Myths of Vietnam War (2004)
    • Teaching the Vietnam War
    • Why were we in Vietnam?
  • The Vietnam Center (TTU; conference notes)
  • Studying the Vietnam War Online
  • Teaching About the Vietnam War
  • Time Magazine Student Guide (excellent!)
  • Joe Guilmartin's Web Site • Alt
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  • Educational Support Portal
  • Homework Q & A (thumbnails)
  • Vietnam War books (database)
  • Vietnam Study Guide • on-line • Books
  • Vietnam Portal (Teacher Net) • Weapons
  • Teaching About the Vietnam War
  • 11th Cav Teaching Resources
  • Echos From the Wall (resources)
  • U Houston Vn War Course
  • Oakton College - Resource Links
  • Wellesley College Portal
  • Vassar College Portal
  • Univ of Richmond
  • Portal - Univ of Illinois
  • Course Outline - UKansas
  • Portal - Univ of Kentucky
  • Interactive Chronology of War
  • Vietnam History Resources
    • Lesson Plan • Map Exercise
    • Teaching Materials
    • The Vietnam Challenge
  • Vietnamwar.com - Resources
  • Historical Resources
    • Curriculum Ideas
  • The Cost of War (HS)
  • Bibliography • More
    • Air War Bib
  • Learn Lessons from History - And Not
  • Teaching the Vietnam War: Report
  • Teaching the Vietnam War
  • Syllabus: Winthrop University
  • Colleges of South • Bibliography
    • Vietnam Primer
    • Online Course (resources)
    • Syllabus • Overview
  • Lesson Plan-Opposing Views on Vn
  • Eagle Eye Challenge
  • Vietnam: A Pop Quiz
  • Overview of War (slow load)
  • FAQ: Vietnam War (newsgroup)
    • Resource Portal • Reading List
    • Newsgroup rules

    Bibliographies
  • Vn War Bibliography Portal
  • Congressional Documents
    • The Air War
  • Air Force Publications
  • AF Strategy in Vietnam
  • Operation Rolling Thunder
  • Doctrine Lessons from Vietnam
  • Operations Linebacker I & II
  • Close Air Support
  • Technology & Weapons

    Books & Book Sellers
  • US Army Center for Military History Pubs
  • Dalley Book Service (list)
  • Air University Press
  • Vietnam War Books
  • Vietnam Study Guide (books)
    • Study Guide (on-line)
  • Dereliction of Duty (author interview)
  • Books & Movies on Vietnam
  • Books on Vietnam

    Glossaries
  • Acronyms & Terms (The Pentagon Papers)
  • Air Operations Glossary
  • e-History Glossary • More Extensive
  • 1st Air Cav Illustrated Glossary
  • Glossary from Gruntonline site (cached)
  • Vietnamese Words & GI Slang
  • Glossary of Marine Terms in Vietnam
  • Terminology & Slang
  • Military Terms & Slang
  • Call Signs & Code Words
  • Air Commando & Special Ops Terms
  • Vietnam Veteran's Glossary
    • Artillery Glossary
  • Aussie Miltary Terms
  • Operational Call Signs & Projects

    Teaching About the War
  • What Students Needs to Know About Vietnam
    • A Vietnam War Pop Quiz
  • Teaching the Vietnam War (2000) • More

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