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The Latest Breaking News from the Vietnam war

11 notable songs about the Vietnam War

War has long inspired artists and musicians

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

From MAS*H to The Sympathizer: 12 TV shows shaped by the Vietnam War

If you wanted to find the Vietnam War in American television shows, you mostly had to wait until it was long over

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

10 fiction and nonfiction books to understand the Vietnam War

The Vietnam War inspired enduring literature, from both sides of the world

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

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Trump’s tariff battle with China has ‘echoes of the Vietnam war’, US economist says

Adam Posen, former Bank of England policymaker, compared the tactics to Johnson and Nixon refusing to back down

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2025

Controversial documentary challenges the authorship of one of the most famous historical photographs ever taken

The 'Napalm Girl' photographed changed the world's view of the Vietnam War, but this film claims that it's been attributed to the wrong man for 50 years

Digital Camera World · Jan 29, 2025

He is credited with one of history's most indelible photos. A new documentary questions who took it

It's one of the most enduring images of the Vietnam War — an Associated Press photograph of a young girl running naked down a street after being caught in a napalm attack

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

How a Navy sailor fell off his ship, played dumb — and became a Vietnam POW hero

South Dakota native Doug Hegdahl was serving with the Navy during the Vietnam War when he fell into the waters of the South China Sea – soon becoming the youngest, lowest-ranking POW at the infamous Hanoi Hilton. As a new book details how Hegdahl played dumb to his captors –…

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2024

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The Women: plot and everything we know about the movie adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s Vietnam novel

The Women is a movie adaptation of the bestseller by Kristin Hannah about nurses who served in the Vietnam war.

WhatToWatch · Nov 29, 2024

Vietnamese helping victims of Agent Orange used by US troops in Vietnam War among Magsaysay winners

A Vietnamese doctor who has helped seek justice for victims of the powerful defoliant dioxin “Agent Orange” used by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War is among this year’s winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards — regarded as Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2024

Does a presidential candidate’s military service still matter to US voters?

Experts say that fewer veterans have won the White House in recent years — but a military record can still curry favour.

Al Jazeera · Aug 27, 2024

French court blocks activist's quest to sue companies over Agent Orange

A Paris court has once again blocked an attempt by French-Vietnamese activist Tran To Nga to hold chemical companies accountable for the use of Agent Orange, which killed and maimed millions of people during the Vietnam War. The court upheld the companies' legal immunity – a decision that has sparked…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 22, 2024

French Court Dismisses Appeal In Agent Orange Case

A Paris court Thursday rejected an appeal by a French-Vietnamese woman who has been trying to sue Monsanto and other makers of Agent Orange for the chemical's use in the Vietnam war.

International Business Times · Aug 22, 2024

Biden’s closest aides hold secret talks about how to convince the president to step aside

One aide has said he has ‘no path’ to defeat Trump

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024

American looks for dad's Thai ex-girlfriend

A user on the Reddit social network posted about looking for a former Thai girlfriend of his father who was near the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom during the Vietnam War.

Bangkok Post · Jun 24, 2024

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The Conversation · Jun 4, 2024

The Dispossessed at 50: Ursula K. Le Guin’s ‘anarchist utopia’ was an anguished response to war. Its political power endures

Ursula K. Le Guin is one of the most revered science fiction writers of all time. Her groundbreaking science-fiction novel The Dispossessed, written against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, speaks to historically specific forms of geopolitical violence and societal malaise. However, it continues to resonate today.

The Conversation · May 29, 2024

A lesson on dissent from a Vietnam War protester who joined the US military – and then faced execution after his protest didn’t stop

During the late 1960s, when protests against the Vietnam War erupted across the country, college campuses emerged as places of more than intellectual debate over U.S foreign policy and the country’s deeply racist history.

The Conversation · May 20, 2024

Student anger over the Vietnam War erupted into violence in the ’60s − a terrorism expert explores if the same could happen today

Following a wave of pro-Palestinian protests led by students at universities across the country, a few schools, like Brown University, say they are considering divesting from companies that support or work in Israel.

Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2024

Before Israel’s war on Gaza: Other times US campuses became battlegrounds

Students from Columbia and other US universities have protested the Vietnam war, the Gulf war and racism in the past.

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Vietnamese Actors Take Center Stage In 'The Sympathizer'

Discover how Vietnamese filmmaker Phanxinê and the cast of 'The Sympathizer' challenge traditional narratives of the Vietnam War through authentic storytel...

USAFacts · Feb 21, 2024

How many people are in the US military? A demographic overview

Active-duty military numbers decreased by 64.3% from their peak in 1968, dropping off twice during the Vietnam War and after the Cold War.

inkl · Feb 21, 2024

Legal Terminology: What Is a Dumpsite?

Toxic chemicals can easily be deadly with enough exposure. Using the Vietnam War as an example, approximately 700,000 people died from Agent Orange.

Vietnam War film The Deer Hunter scrutinized for historical accuracy

The Deer Hunter, a 1978 war drama film, examines the impact of the Vietnam War on three friends from a small town in Pennsylvania. Despite some historical ...

Military historian lauds accuracy of Vietnam War scenes in Forrest Gump

Explore the accuracy of the Vietnam War scenes in the iconic film Forrest Gump, as acclaimed military historian Bill Allison evaluates their historical aut...

Cinemablend · Jan 22, 2024

The Best Vietnam War Movies And How To Watch Them

Here are 13 of the best Vietnam War movies and how to watch them.

The Conversation · Jan 10, 2024

Martin Luther King Jr.'s moral stance against the Vietnam War offers lessons on how to fight for peace in the Middle East

Since the onset of Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza and the West Bank after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack, debates have arisen among historians and media pundits about Martin Luther King Jr.’s stance on Israel and its conflicts with Palestinians.

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The Latest Breaking News from the Vietnam war

11 notable songs about the Vietnam War

From M*A*S*H to The Sympathizer: 12 TV shows shaped by the Vietnam War

10 fiction and nonfiction books to understand the Vietnam War

Trump’s tariff battle with China has ‘echoes of the Vietnam war’, US economist says

Controversial documentary challenges the authorship of one of the most famous historical photographs ever taken

He is credited with one of history's most indelible photos. A new documentary questions who took it

How a Navy sailor fell off his ship, played dumb — and became a Vietnam POW hero

The Women: plot and everything we know about the movie adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s Vietnam novel

Vietnamese helping victims of Agent Orange used by US troops in Vietnam War among Magsaysay winners

Does a presidential candidate’s military service still matter to US voters?

French court blocks activist's quest to sue companies over Agent Orange

French Court Dismisses Appeal In Agent Orange Case

Biden’s closest aides hold secret talks about how to convince the president to step aside

American looks for dad's Thai ex-girlfriend

The Dispossessed at 50: Ursula K. Le Guin’s ‘anarchist utopia’ was an anguished response to war. Its political power endures

A lesson on dissent from a Vietnam War protester who joined the US military – and then faced execution after his protest didn’t stop

Student anger over the Vietnam War erupted into violence in the ’60s − a terrorism expert explores if the same could happen today

Before Israel’s war on Gaza: Other times US campuses became battlegrounds

Vietnamese Actors Take Center Stage In 'The Sympathizer'

How many people are in the US military? A demographic overview

Legal Terminology: What Is a Dumpsite?

Vietnam War film The Deer Hunter scrutinized for historical accuracy

Military historian lauds accuracy of Vietnam War scenes in Forrest Gump

The Best Vietnam War Movies And How To Watch Them

Martin Luther King Jr.'s moral stance against the Vietnam War offers lessons on how to fight for peace in the Middle East

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From MAS*H to The Sympathizer: 12 TV shows shaped by the Vietnam War