‘Deluge of Fire’: The Battle of Na San, 1952
The French withstood a fierce Viet Minh assault at Na San, but Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap learned to improve his strategy for Dien Bien Phu in 1954
The Long Haul: The C-141 Starlifter in Vietnam
This iconic aircraft carried some of the heaviest loads during the Vietnam War
Flaming Flattops: Deadly Fires Struck U.S. Aircraft Carriers
Accidental fires ignited three U.S. aircraft carriers during the Vietnam War, killing 206 American sailors and injuring 631 others.
Yellow Berets: How the Vietnam War led some physicians to Nobel Prizes
During the Vietnam War, some physicians found refuge from the draft and a path to Nobel Prizes
A Closer Look at the F-8E Crusader
A closer look at the F-8E Crusader, the last U.S. fighter plane with guns as its primary armament.
A Controversial Question: Did the United States Lose the Vietnam War?
Did the Vietnam War end in victory or defeat? Erik Villard takes a detailed look at this question in a critical new series by Vietnam magazine.
From Swift Boats to Spacecraft: What small boats and big rockets had in common
Tom Edwards learned everything he needed to know about the spacecraft business from repairing and maintaining swift boats during the Vietnam War.
Fighting General Killed in Action: Keith Ware
Ware was the first U.S. Army general officer killed in action in Vietnam and the only Medal of Honor recipient since World War I to be killed in action in a subsequent war.
A Firsthand Account of a CIA Officer in Saigon
The CIA struggled to keep its operation in Vietnam going until the very fall of Saigon.
Final Fiasco – The Fall of Saigon
Newly declassified documents and fresh insight from Frank Snepp, the CIA's chief analyst in Vietnam during 1975, present a revealing new picture of the chaotic final days of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, before enemy forces captured Saigon on April 30
Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee: ‘Do While You Can’
Charles McGee never thought much of flying until he started training at Tuskegee. When he finally left the U.S. Air Force, he had 30 years and three wars behind him.
The Missile With a Man In It
The breathtakingly sleek Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was designed for a purpose that was too far ahead of its time.
