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Web Links>The History of the Vietnam War>Resources for Study
Resources for Studying the Vietnam War
The
American War Library
The American War library website promotes a military/veteran registry
and locator database and numerous other information services and links.
However, the information is not free on the Internet from this site and
will necessitate additional computer configurations.
This site has been the subject of controversy, necessitating caution on
the part of the user. For more information see FAQ:
The American War Library & DEA Watch,
and American War Library
Exposed. See also Evaluating Websites.
Britannica.com
Britannica com is a valuable website that allows the user to enter a search
time and retrieve annotated website listings, Encyclopedia Britannica
entries, magazine articles, and a list of related books on the searcher's
topic. There is no charge. Use the search terms Vietnam, Vietnam
War, or any related terms. See also Encyclopedia.com.
The Indochina
Center
The Indochina Center of the University of California, Berkeley, is one of
the largest collections of English-language materials on Vietnam, Laos and
Cambodia. The collection includes approximately 225 file cabinet drawers (525
linear feet) of government documents, press clippings, and private papers
stored in vertical files and organized by subject. The Center's website describes
its mission and includes a large collection of userful Web links.
Military
Education and Research Library Network
The Military Education and Research Library Network (MERLN) is the official
Web presence of the 14 military education libraries in the United States
and Europe, linking together the holdings and electronic information resources
of fourteen libraries. Users can select a topic area of a specific catalog
and then search by title, author, subject heading, or use advanced options.
The databases are also browseable. This is a good source of military information
on the Vietnam War. Other useful sources for locating military information
are:
Combined Arms Research Library
SearchMil.com (search engine)
Military Search Engines and Portals
Military Records
Research Room: Vietnam
The Military
Records Research Room includes Vietnam War documents and a casualty database.
The site also includes a page for each of the wars and major conflicts involving
the U.S. from the American Revolution to the Persian Gulf War. Also of interest
is the American
Research Room.
The
Military Studio Link Directory
Website author Jack Walters, a Vietnam veteran, is working to build a comprehensive
theme-catagorized military link directory. This is a very useful place to
begin looking for military information and includes a growing number of annotated
links relating to the Vietnam War. Categories available include links to websites
relating to active duty, aircraft, bases and installations, commissary and
PX, general military and government sites, K-9 dogs, medical information,
military art, books, music, museums and monuments, and more. Walters' home
page includes a link to a gallery of wonderful photographs taken during his
tour in Vietnam.
The Vietnam Center
Texas Tech University in Lubbock houses the Center for the Study of the Vietnam
Conflict which is now the largest non-governmental repository of information
about the Vietnam Conflict. The website includes information on the Center
and its 123,000+ document archive which includes the papers of General Westmoreland's
1995 libel suit against CBS and the papers of scholar Dr. Douglas Pike. Also
provided is the center's newsletter, Indochina Chronology, information
about meetings and links to other sources of war information.
The Vietnam Project
Designed by a team at The Vietnam Center at Texas Tech
University (see above), the Virtual Vietnam Archive "enables scholars,
students and all interested in this remarkable period in our world history
to conduct research directly from universities, schools, libraries, and homes."
Currently, the project contains over 1.5 million pages of materials online,
ranging from photographs, slides, audio and video recordings, and a number
of oral histories. The search engine for the archive is powerful and simple
to use, allowing users to specify dates, media format desired, language, and
document title. Useful oral history audio files online are available, drawn
from a number of persons involved with the Vietnam War in a number of capacities.
In addition, there is a wealth of material related to the proceedings and
history of the Vietnam Project, including newsletters and project updates.
Vietnam
War and Veteran Resources
Compiled by John Tegtmeier of soc.history.war.vietnam, this site provides
a long list of Internet sites relating to the Vietnam War and Vietnam veterans.
The links are grouped into categories to facilitate searching.
Vietnam
War Bibliography
Dr. Edwin E. Moise of Clemson University has compiled an extensive bibliography
that is particularly good on the history of the war; other aspects of the
war, such as literature and other bibliographies, are also included.
The
Vietnam War Declassification Project
The Ford Presidential Library released nearly 30,000 pages of newly declassified
material concerning the Vietnam War in April, 2000 to commemmorate the 25th
anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh and Saigon. Most of the documents are
from the White House offices of National security advisers Henry Kissinger
and Brent Scowcroft or from the files of National Security Council staff.
Included are President Ford's country files for Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos,
a backchannel collection of sensitive messages, and transcript-like memos
of high level conversations. Also included are press releases, some photos,
and full-text documents.
Additional documents may be found at:
Eisenhower Center
Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library
Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum
The National Archives
Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation
Search the National Security Archive
Viet
Nam War Museum
The Viet Nam War Museum in Chicago is a collection of memorabilia, artifacts,
photographs, written documents, magazines, artwork, period publications, souvenirs,
and other items relating to the war. This site describes the museum and its
activities. A photo archive is included as well as links to other sites.
War,
Peace, and Security Guide
The Canadian Forces College's War, Peace, and Security Guide is a comprehensive
guide to military and defence-related resources on the Internet which includes
armed forces of the world, contemporary conflicts,
International organizations, International relations, military art and science,
military biography, military history, and peace and disarmament.
William
Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences
The William Joiner Center of the University of Massachusettes, Boston, explores
the lingering effects of Vietnam War in the United States and Vietnam, conducting
research on post traumatic stress disorder and providing conferences on veterans'
concerns and issues as well as seminars on topics relating to literature and
art. Links provide information on the Center's programs and research efforts,
including the Writer's
Workshop and The
Vietnam Institute: Teaching The Vietnam War In The High School Curriculum.
Also available on the website are collections of documents, photographs, stories,
and poems. Project Diaspora:
Study of the Vietnamese Overseas is hosted by the center. The program
focuses on (Re)Constructing Identity and Place in the Vietnamese Diaspora.
The project's website includes a description of the program, an introduction
to the project's staff and collaborative institutions, articles and documents,
project activities, Vietnamese links on the Web, and links to other diaspora
websites.
Vietnam and the Turbulent Times
Dictionary and Gazeteer
Gary D. Moore, chairman of the Michigan Agent Orange Commission, has complied
a large and very useful glossary of the terms relating to military service
and the Vietnam War. See also:
Army Talk in Vietnam
Artillery Terms and Tactics
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Glossary of Military Terms & Slang from the Vietnam War
Special Forces Jarggon & Terminology
Vietnam Veterans' Terminology and Slang
Additional resources may be found at:
Additional Vietnam Links on the Web
The Big Eye: Vietnam
How to Find Information on the Vietnam War
Military Sites
War, Peace & Security Server
Vietnam: Conflict of War?
Vietnam Era Educational Center
Vietnam War History Research Files
Vietnam War Research Collections
Vietnam War Research Material
Vietnam War Resource Guide
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