Operation Masher begins in Bình Định Province

National Liberation Front forces overran key positions in Đồng Xoài and fought South Vietnamese and U.S.-supported units. The battle highlighted the vulnerability of provincial towns and the limits of...

Johnson announced that U.S. forces in Vietnam would rise from about 75,000 to 125,000 and that conscription would expand. The understated announcement marked a decisive shift to a large U.S. ground...

U.S. Marines launched Operation Starlite against NLF forces near Chu Lai, one of the first major U.S. ground offensives. Civilian communities were caught within an expanding battle space, as U.S....

Antiwar groups in the United States and abroad organized protests under the banner of the International Days of Protest. The actions connected opposition to the war with a wider critique of U.S....

U.S. and People’s Army forces fought in the Ia Drang Valley in the first major sustained ground battle between U.S. troops and North Vietnamese regulars. Helicopter mobility and air power shaped the...

The South Vietnamese military leadership dismissed General Thi, a popular figure in central Vietnam. The move intensified resistance among Buddhist activists and regional political networks. It helped...

A general strike followed demonstrations against Thi’s dismissal. Students, workers, and Buddhist supporters shut schools and businesses, challenging both Saigon’s authority and U.S. backing. The...

Large demonstrations took place in New York and other cities as opposition broadened beyond campus groups. The growing movement reflected concerns about bombing, conscription, civilian suffering,...

South Vietnamese forces took control of Tinh Hội pagoda during the central Vietnam crisis. The operation marked a direct confrontation between state forces and Buddhist-led opposition. Reports vary in...

U.S. forces expanded bombing to petroleum storage sites in the two northern cities. The attacks intensified the air war and put urban populations and infrastructure at risk; U.S. records reveal that...