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Photograph of a US POW during the Vietnam War.

Vietnam War

Documents on the Vietnam War, or the "American War" as it is called in Vietnam. These telegrams, minutes, and discussion notes range from the mid-1950s to the end of the 1970s, and come from Chinese, Soviet, Albanian, Vietnamese, and other Communist bloc archives. See also the Indochinese War and the 1954 Geneva Conference.

 

Photograph of a US POW during the Vietnam War.

Associated Essays

Vietnam Introduction

The war in Indochina was a long and tragic episode in the Cold War

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Clash of Cultures

When did the Cold War turn into a conflict between the United States and the communist regime of North Vietnam?

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Shawn McHale

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