The Vietnam War

Vietnam War - Web Sources

Type in 'the Vietnam war' on the Google search engine and 9, 470,000 web sites will pop up. Aside from being the longest war involving American troops, it has become to be known as the most unpopular war.

The first site listed is "The American Experience: Vietnam Online" at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/which provides an extensive detailed history of the war. There are numerous information links on the home page, such as an in-depth introduction, a timeline, a who's who, reflections on the war, and a link called 'In the Trenches' which provides information on the My Lai Massacre, the M.I.A. issue, and a listing of weapons possessed by each side.

It also provides links to the program transcripts of the PBS special, including "

Roots of a War, America's Mandarin, LBJ Goes to War, America Takes Charge,

America's Enemy, The Tet Offensive, Vietnamizing the War, Cambodia and Laos, Peace is a at Hand, Homefront USA, and The End of the Tunnel (American pp).

In the introduction, provided by David McCullough, is stated that the Vietnam War "was the longest and most unpopular war in which Americans ever fought" resulting in suffering, sorry and national turmoil that can never be tabulated and "two million American veterans of the war" with wounds of that will never heal (American pp). Fifty-eight thousand Americans lost their lives and the losses to the Vietnamese people were appalling (American pp).

Another web site listed is "Vietnam War: 1965-1973" at http://www.vietnamwar.com/.

Its homepage provides a detailed introduction, listing pertinent information about the war including the number of casualties and other facts such as the fact that 304,000 Americans were wounded (Vietnam pp). It provides links to "Timeline," "The Jungle Years," and "The Bitter End" - each in turn provides detailed timelines of the events of the war. There are also links to The History of Vietnam War, Vietnam at a Glance, Hotspots, Who's Who in the History of Vietnam, Combat Chronicles, Military Photographs of the Vietnam War, Executive Order 11231 -- Establishing the Vietnam Service Medal, and numerous other links to information concerning the war. It is a very detailed account of the war and provides a wealth of information.

Another site, "Vets With a Mission" at http://www.vwam.com/vets/hisintro.html. provides a short history on its home page with side links to the Early History of Vietnam, Research, Tet Offensive, Allies in Vietnam, Marines, Army Airforce, Navy, and Memorabilia.