At the start of 1967, some 280,000 Viet Cong opposed 385,000 Americans, and in the previous year more than ten times as many Viet Cong had died. Almost always outgunned and without effective air or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With all higher ranks out of the fight, Sgt. Matthew Leonard took command in Vietnam. (Army) Editor’s note: April 30, 2025, marks ...

North Vietnamese and Viet Cong sapper units were trained to infiltrate fortified positions, cut wire, plant explosives, and ...

Six hundred Viet Cong, 60 of them armed with flamethrowers, invaded the village, setting fire to the huts and shooting the inhabitants as they fled their burning homes, then executing 60 survivors of ...

The last three staffers in The Associated Press' Saigon bureau, reporters Matt Franjola, left, Peter Arnett, rear, and George Esper, second from right, are joined by two North Vietnamese soldiers and ...

Here’s a look at the Vietnam War. Causes of Vietnam War 1883-1945 – Cochin-China, southern Vietnam, and Annam and Tonkin, central and northern Vietnam, along with Cambodia and Laos make up colonial ...

In April 1975, the Vietnam War was as good as over, and the communists had won. The American military was gone, save for a tiny contingent of 50 Marines, with the South Vietnam capital of Saigon ...

In the 1960s, the USNS Card (T-AKV-40) – an old World War II escort aircraft carrier performing supply-carrying duties at the time – was sunk after 180 pounds of explosives detonated at the ship’s ...

THE Viet Cong are known for their acts of terrorism, which often include the murder and kidnaping of innocent peasants. Still, they enjoy a simple, potent asset in the countryside of South Viet Nam.

At 3:00 a.m. on January 31, 1968, Bien Hoa Air Base was hit in one of the most dangerous opening blows of the Tet Offensive.