From jungle ambushes to political upheaval, the Vietnam War exposed the limits of American military power in the Cold War era ...

The Vietnam War exposed the limits of traditional military doctrine in ways few conflicts before it had. Incredibly dense terrain, guerrilla tactics, and a prolonged fight forced rapid adaptation on ...

In the jungles of Vietnam, the war was not only fought on the surface but deep underground, where vast tunnel networks allowed the Viet Cong to survive overwhelming firepower. We explore how these ...

The Vietnam War was one of the most complex and controversial conflicts of the 20th century, leaving lasting scars on both ...

Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap earned his reputation as one of history's great military commanders on May 7, 1954, when 16,000 French soldiers surrendered to him at Dien Bien Phu after a 57-day siege. The ...

April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, the end of South Vietnam and the conclusion of the Vietnam War. The toll it took on both North and South was enormous: 1.1 million ...

Vietnam was the first “living room war,” seen on TV and through remarkable photography. Photojournalists captured war’s most personal moments, the best and worst of human nature. They felt the bombs.

Test your knowledge about the conflict that defined a generation. A half-century after the war’s finale, the aging of the baby boomer generation means firsthand memories of the conflict are fading.