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Ha Long Bay where the dragon descends

Ha Long Bay — Where the Dragon Descends

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Topics: UNESCO World Heritage, Gastronomy and cuisine, Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin, Ha Long Bay, Cruise, Barbecue, Caves, Hanoi, Kayak

President Lyndon B. Johnson: A Journey Through American History

President Lyndon B. Johnson: a journey through American history

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Topics: Vietnam, President John F. Kennedy, Gulf of Tonkin, President Lyndon Johnson

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident: How It Changed the Vietnam War

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident was a series of confrontations involving U.S. and North Vietnamese forces in August 1964 that dramatically escalated American involvement in the Vietnam War. After the USS Maddox was attacked

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Topics: Medal of Honor recipient, Vietnam, Viet Cong, Gulf of Tonkin, USS Maddox, Da Nang, Operation OPLAN 34-A, DeSoto patrols, Admiral Ulysses Grant Sharp Jr., Captain John J. Herrick, Commander James Stockdale, Lieutenant Everett Alvarez Jr, Hoa Lo "Hilton" Prison

How the Vietnam War Escalated in 1964

The Vietnam War entered a dangerous new phase by 1964. Viet Cong attacks intensified across South Vietnam, North Vietnamese forces increased their involvement, and the Gulf of Tonkin Incident paved the way for greater

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Topics: Vietnam, Viet Cong, Gulf of Tonkin, Ho Chi Minh trail, President Lyndon Johnson, Saigon, General Nguyen Khanh, Mekong Delta, ARVN Army Republic of Vietnam, USNS Card aircraft carrier, Nam Dong, Kontum

Why South Vietnam Was on the Brink of Collapse in 1964

After the overthrow and assassination of President Ngo Dinh Diem in November 1963, South Vietnam entered a period of intense political instability. A January 1964 coup brought General Nguyen Khanh to power, but the Viet

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Topics: Ngo Dinh Diem, Vietnam, Viet Cong, Gulf of Tonkin, South Vietnamese Army (AVRN), President Lyndon Johnson, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, General Nguyen Khanh

The Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem: The 1963 Coup That Changed Vietnam

South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem was overthrown in a military coup on November 1, 1963, after months of political and religious unrest and growing tensions with the United States. Diem and his brother Ngo Dinh

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Topics: Ngo Dinh Diem, Vietnam, President John F. Kennedy, Viet Cong, South Vietnamese Army (AVRN), President Lyndon Johnson, Strategic Hamlets Program, Ngo Dinh Nhu, American Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Lieutenant Colonel Vuong Van Dong, Colonel Bui Dinh Dam, ARVN Chief of Staff General Tran Van Don, President Nguyen Van Thieu, Ap Bac mekong delta village, Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann

The Buddhist Crisis of 1963: How It Led to Ngo Dinh Diem’s Fall

The Buddhist Crisis of 1963 was a period of political and religious unrest in South Vietnam that helped bring down President Ngo Dinh Diem’s government. Beginning with protests over religious discrimination and

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Topics: Indochina, Ngo Dinh Diem, Vietnam, Viet Cong, Ngo Dinh Nhu, Buddha, Hue, Imperial city, Archbishop Ngo Dinh Thuc, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, American Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Buddhism, Buddhist Thich Tri Quang, Monk Thich Quang Duc

What Was the Strategic Hamlet Program in the Vietnam War?

The Strategic Hamlet Program was a counterinsurgency campaign launched by the South Vietnamese government of Ngo Dinh Diem in the early 1960s. The program sought to isolate the Viet Cong from the rural population by

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Topics: Ngo Dinh Diem, Vietnam, President John F. Kennedy, Viet Cong, President Lyndon Johnson, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, Roger Hilsman, Intelligence Director, Colonel Pham Ngoc Thao,, Strategic Hamlets Program

The Green Berets in Vietnam: Their Alliance With the Montagnards

During the Vietnam War, U.S. Army Special Forces—better known as the Green Berets—formed a close military alliance with the Montagnards, the Indigenous peoples of Vietnam’s Central Highlands. Together, they established

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Topics: Vietnam, Viet Cong, Ho Chi Minh trail, Central Highlands, Buon Enao village, CIDG program, Brigadier General William P. Yarborough, Khe Sanh, Lang Vei battle, Civilian Irregular Defense Group - CIA, Green Berets, Special Forces, Montagnards, Plei Mrong village

Traveling the Ho Chi Minh trail

Traveling the Ho Chi Minh Trail Few routes in Southeast Asia carry as much history as the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Today, travelers crossing the rugged mountains of central Vietnam and neighboring Laos can follow traces of a

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Topics: Dien Bien Phu, Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh trail, General Vo Nguyen Giap, Laos, Cambodia, Colonel Vo Bam