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Vietnam War Timeline
A timeline from 1858 to 1982 that looks at the origins, major events, and aftermath of the Vietnam War.
http://history1900s.about.com/od/vietnamwar/a/vietnamtimeline.htm
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Vietnam profile - Timeline - BBC News
A chronology of key events in the history of Vietnam.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-16568035
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Battlefield - Vietnam - Timeline
Vietnamese forces occupy the French command post at Dien Bien Phu and the French commander orders his troops to cease fire.
http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/
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Vietnam War - History Net: Where History Comes Alive
Vietnam War. Facts and Summary Information & Articles About The Vietnam War Fought From 1955 to 1973 Between South Vietnam And North Vietnam.
http://www.historynet.com/vietnam-war
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Vietnam War - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, and also known in Vietnam as Resistance War Against America or simply the American War, was a Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
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Vietnam War, Facts, Battles, Pictures and Videos - History
The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.
http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war
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Vietnam - History on PBS
The Second Indochina War, 1954-1975, grew out of the long conflict between France and Vietnam. In July 1954, after one hundred years of colonial rule, a defeated France was forced to leave Vietnam. Nationalist forces under the direction of General Vo Nguyen Giap trounced the allied French troops at the remote mountain outpost of Dien Bien Phu in the northwest corner of Vietnam.
http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/history/
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Marjorie Cohn: 40 Years On, the Vietnam War Continues for Victims of Agent Orange
The war in Vietnam resulted in the deaths of more than 58,000 Americans and more than 3 million Vietnamese. Twenty years ago, the United States and Vietnam normalized diplomatic relations in an effort to put the terrible legacy of the war behind them. But for the survivors - both Vietnamese and American - the war continues.
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/40_years_on_the_vietnam_war_continues_for_victims_of_agent_orange_20151216
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Agent Orange and Its Continued Destruction in Vietnam
Decades after the Vietnam War, Agent Orange still stews in the roots of the Vietnamese jungle, harming and haunting local inhabitants.
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2006/08/hitchens200608
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Saigon Anniversary: How Young Vietnamese View the Vietnam War
"I don't care much about capitalism or communism. What will leaders do for our country?"
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/04/youth-vietnam-war-fall-saigon/391769/
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Vietnam War Facts, Information, Pictures - Encyclopedia
Causes Most American wars have obvious starting points or precipitating causes: the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, the capture of Fort Sumter in 1861, the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, and the North Korean invasion of South Korea in June 1950, for example. But there was no fixed beginning for the U.S. war in Vietnam.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Vietnam_War.aspx
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5 Lies About the Vietnam War You Probably Believe
When you think about the Vietnam War, there's a good chance you picture the Hollywood version, complete with long-captive POWs, gobs of bush fighting, and Christopher Walken playing ultra-violent games of Russian roulette.
http://www.cracked.com/article_20461_5-lies-about-vietnam-war-you-probably-believe.html
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The Military and Diplomatic Course of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was the longest deployment of U.S. forces in hostile action in the history of the American republic. Although there is no formal declaration of war from which to date U.S. entry, President John F. Kennedy's decision to send over 2,000 military advisers to South Vietnam in 1961 marked the beginning of twelve years of American military combat.
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/vietnam/anderson.htm
