Vietnam War

Ross Perot's Forgotten Mission During the Vietnam War

By Richard Farley

Peace With Honor: What Vietnam Can Teach Us About How to Leave Afghanistan

By Thurston Clarke

What 'This Is Us' Gets Right and Wrong About the Vietnam War, According to an Expert

By Rachel E. Greenspan

50 Years After 1968, We Are Still Living In Its Shadow

By Jon Meacham

Why the Vietnam War Produced Such Iconic Music

The relationship between music and war was not an invention of the 1960s. So what made Vietnam's music special?

By Lily Rothman September 27, 2017

50 Years Ago This Week: War and Democracy in Vietnam

Also in this issue: swinging singles and freelance journalists

By Lily Rothman September 11, 2017

U.S. Lifts Vietnam Arms Embargo

The ban has been in place for over four decades

By Rishi Iyengar May 23, 2016

Celebrated Photographer David Douglas Duncan Turns 100

Happy birthday David Douglas Duncan

By Liz Ronk and Olivier Laurent January 23, 2016

More Than 200,000 Vietnam Vets Still Have PTSD

New research reveals considerable PTSD in some vets, even decades after war

By Mandy Oaklander July 22, 2015

Vietnam War Veteran’s Remains Returned to Family After 47 Years

Staff Sgt. James L. Van Bendegom had been missing since his patrol was overrun in 1967

By David Stout November 28, 2014

War to Peace

An American  veteran returns to Vietnam to help make it safer for  his former enemy

By David Stout / Quang Tri September 18, 2014

Stop Pretending Nothing Happens in August

The month of beach vacations is also when World War I broke out, Iraq invaded Kuwait and the U.S. bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki

By Andrés Martinez August 20, 2014

The U.S. Is Finally Making a Friend of Vietnam

Washington's warm rapprochement with Hanoi is a reflection of the American desire to contain an increasingly bold and hawkish China. Some experts say relations have improved to the point where a lifting of the arms embargo on Vietnam is possible

By David Stout May 22, 2014

The Last Time China Got Into a Fight With Vietnam, It Was a Disaster

Current Sino-Vietnamese tensions are merely the latest in a series of bitter conflicts between the two countries. The last time Hanoi and Beijing pushed each other to the brink, tens of thousands perished

By David Stout May 15, 2014

Vietnam War

Ross Perot's Forgotten Mission During the Vietnam War

Peace With Honor: What Vietnam Can Teach Us About How to Leave Afghanistan

What 'This Is Us' Gets Right and Wrong About the Vietnam War, According to an Expert

50 Years After 1968, We Are Still Living In Its Shadow

Why the Vietnam War Produced Such Iconic Music

The relationship between music and war was not an invention of the 1960s. So what made Vietnam's music special?

50 Years Ago This Week: War and Democracy in Vietnam

Also in this issue: swinging singles and freelance journalists

U.S. Lifts Vietnam Arms Embargo

The ban has been in place for over four decades

Celebrated Photographer David Douglas Duncan Turns 100

Happy birthday David Douglas Duncan

More Than 200,000 Vietnam Vets Still Have PTSD

New research reveals considerable PTSD in some vets, even decades after war

Vietnam War Veteran’s Remains Returned to Family After 47 Years

Staff Sgt. James L. Van Bendegom had been missing since his patrol was overrun in 1967

War to Peace

An American veteran returns to Vietnam to help make it safer for his former enemy

Stop Pretending Nothing Happens in August

The month of beach vacations is also when World War I broke out, Iraq invaded Kuwait and the U.S. bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The U.S. Is Finally Making a Friend of Vietnam

Washington's warm rapprochement with Hanoi is a reflection of the American desire to contain an increasingly bold and hawkish China. Some experts say relations have improved to the point where a lifting of the arms embargo on Vietnam is possible

The Last Time China Got Into a Fight With Vietnam, It Was a Disaster

Current Sino-Vietnamese tensions are merely the latest in a series of bitter conflicts between the two countries. The last time Hanoi and Beijing pushed each other to the brink, tens of thousands perished

An American  veteran returns to Vietnam to help make it safer for  his former enemy