Walter Cronkite questions whether the war can be won

McCain’s aircraft was hit over Hanoi; he was injured and captured after parachuting into the city. His imprisonment became a major U.S. media story, while the experience of Vietnamese prisoners,...

U.S. and South Vietnamese troops fought People’s Army units across ridge lines near Đắk Tô. U.S. artillery and air strikes struck positions near its own troops as well as opposing forces. The battle...

North Vietnamese forces intensified attacks around the U.S. Marine base at Khe Sanh. The siege drew a large U.S. air campaign and became a major focus of U.S. media and command attention just before...

North Vietnamese and NLF forces launched coordinated attacks during the Tết holiday across South Vietnam. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces later regained most territory, but the offensive undermined...

NLF and North Vietnamese forces entered Huế and held much of the city for weeks. Fighting devastated neighborhoods and displaced civilians. Communist executions during the occupation and killings by...

After fighting that began during Tết, government and U.S. forces regained control of Huế. The battle damaged neighborhoods and cultural sites and caused mass displacement. Accounts of civilian...

U.S. troops killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in Sơn Mỹ village, mostly women, children and older people. The crime was initially concealed and became public in 1969. My Lai exposed the human...

Lyndon B. Johnson announced a partial halt to bombing North Vietnam and said he would not seek another term. He also called for negotiations. The decision followed mounting casualties, dissent and the...

King’s assassination in Memphis intensified grief and political crisis across the United States. A year earlier he had condemned the war as connected to racism and poverty, arguing that military...

The 1st Cavalry Division linked up with Marines after months of siege and air supply. The corridor ended the encirclement, but did not erase the costs of the battle to nearby communities or settle the...