Nixon begins his visit to China

South Vietnamese forces withdrew from Laos after heavy losses. The operation failed to permanently sever supply routes and exposed the limits of U.S. claims that Vietnamization could sustain major...

Veterans gathered in Washington for a week of protest, testimony and public actions against the war. The protest challenged the claim that opposition came only from civilians and used veterans’...

Hundreds of veterans opposed to the war gathered in Washington and threw medals or ribbons toward the Capitol. Their action challenged the idea that dissent was disloyal to soldiers and drew attention...

The newspaper published classified Defense Department history revealing that successive U.S. administrations had misled the public about Vietnam. The Nixon administration sought to stop publication;...

Nixon announced that he would visit China, changing the strategic setting of the Vietnam conflict. U.S. leaders hoped improved relations with Beijing could influence Hanoi, revealing how Vietnamese...

The United States announced an indefinite suspension of public meetings in Paris. As negotiations stalled, combat and bombing continued; public diplomacy became intertwined with pressure tactics and...

The People’s Army of Vietnam launched a major conventional offensive across the demilitarized zone and into the Central Highlands. South Vietnamese forces resisted with substantial U.S. air support....

North Vietnamese forces attacked Lộc Ninh, a district town near Cambodia. The battle formed part of the wider 1972 offensive and involved intense ground fighting and displacement. Its location near...

North Vietnamese forces began a major assault on An Lộc, where South Vietnamese troops and civilians endured a prolonged siege and heavy bombardment. The battle demonstrated the destructive reach of...

During the Easter Offensive, North Vietnamese forces took the provincial capital after South Vietnamese defenses collapsed. Civilians fled amid fighting and bombardment. The event became central to...