Total War
The means, tactics and strategies employed by Vietnamese communist authorities against the occupying French.
Vietnam
Deporting Ho Chi Minh
When, in 1931, the Vietnamese revolutionary Nguyen Ai Quoc was discovered to be hiding in Hong Kong, the French authorities requested the British extradite him to Indochina where a death sentence awaited.
The Nuclear Taboo
The need to preserve alliances was a compelling reason not to use nuclear weapons in Vietnam.
‘The Vietnam War Reexamined’ and ‘Vietnam’s American War’ review
A look at the Vietnam War from two contrasting perspectives.
The Vietnam War: A History in Song
The ‘First Television War’ was also documented in over 5,000 songs. From protest to patriotism, popular music reveals the complexity of America’s experience in the Vietnam War.
The Tide Turns in Vietnam: The Tet Offensive
Growing impatient with the slow chug of a stagnant war, in 1968 the North Vietnamese authorities planned a major offensive. The Tet Offensive did not deliver the anticipated fatal blow, but it did help turn the tide of the Vietnam War.
Vietnam Before The War
Vietnamese national identity has been forged in opposition to foreign invaders. But while a united Vietnam is a recent development, the country has long been coloniser as well as colonised.
Britain, Vietnam and the Special Relationship
Though UK governments rejected US requests to send troops to Vietnam, Britain did not stay out of the war, says Marc Tiley.
The French and Indo-China
The connexions of the French with Vietnam began in the eighteenth century; D.R. Watson describes how their legacy was passed to the United States in 1954.
Birth of Emperor Bao Dai of Vietnam
The last Vietnamese emperor was born on October 22nd, 1913.