This defeat was formalised in the Geneva Agreement and temporarily separated Vietnam into two zones: a northern zone to be governed by the Viet Minh, and a southern zone to be governed by an anti ...
Our mighty country still does not have a bullet train — but Laos does, despite being one of the poorest nations in the world. The route makes stops in nine cities or towns in the northern half of the ...
With its lush landscapes and stunning tropical beaches, it is hard to accept that the region was the setting of fierce fighting during the Vietnam War, which ended 50 years ago this coming April.
These awards will recognise actions that went “beyond the call of duty”, the Reuters report said. Kenneth J. David, a Vietnam War veteran who served as a radio-telephone operator, is the only living ...
The Cold War is the title given to the period of tension between the two superpowers, the USA and the USSR, which dominated international relations for most of the second half of the 20th century.
Before we delve into the American air aces’ individual bios, a note about the number-crunching methods for the Vietnam air war is in order: all of these American aces flew as members of two-man ...
Kenneth J. David, who served as a radio-telephone operator during the Vietnam War, was the only living recipient of the Medal of Honor on Friday. The six others received the honor posthumously ...
When President Jimmy Carter was inaugurated in 1977, he wasted little time fulfilling one of his most controversial campaign promises: pardoning those who evaded the Vietnam War draft. Carter ...
Nicholas Sanza’s modified bamboo sticks and 14 inch Japanese bayonet that he used as a tunnel rat during the Vietnam War. (Photos courtesy of Nicholas Sanza) Early in the war, U.S. troops had ...