McNamara’s Vietnam: Were We “Terribly Wrong”?
Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara says the U.S. was "terribly wrong" in Vietnam but admits no wrongdoing despite his own weakening of America's defense posture. (May 1995) ...
Were the American fighting forces in Vietnam really given a chance to win? Various sources, including Vietnam veterans, comment on the “no-win” policies imposed upon our soldiers.
The Real Hal Moore: Interview of Lt. General Harold G. Moore by William F. Jasper
Interview of Lt. General Harold G. Moore by William F. Jasper — Lt. General Harold G. Moore, the real-life protagonist portrayed by Mel Gibson in We Were Soldiers, talks...
Worth Repeating
Quotes from various individuals on how American war policies in Vietnam made winning an impossibility. (May 1995) ...
Vietnam And The CFR
John F. McManus explains in a 1975 report the connection between CFR members and and the conduct of war in Vietnam. (May 1975) ...
No Blame! Why Not?
At the close of the Vietnam War, none of the Presidential administrations take the blame for the departure from the U.S. policy to prevent Communism from engulfing S. Vietnam....
How Vietnam Was Lost
John F. McManus explains that the Vietnam War was lost due to America's dual policy of appeasement and support of Communism in this 1975 article. (April 1975) ...
The Dan Smoot ReportOn How To End The War
In this 1971 article, Dan Smoot calls for an official declaration of war to end the conflict in Vietnam while reviewing the steps that got us involved in the...
The Betrayed: Our Men In Uniform Want To Win In Vietnam
A recount of how Vietnam soldiers desire to win the war but are prevented from doing so by American policies. (January 1969) ...
Update On Losing The Vietnam War
The cease-fire truce did not end the Communists' advance throughout Southeast Asia. (December 1968) ...
When Are We Going To Win; And Why Not?
Congressman Dies of Texas tells how the "Liberals" in power during the Vietnam War were deliberately preventing American soldiers from winning the war quickly and decisively. (May 1966) ...
Analysis: Vietnam
Though no actions were taken by President Johnson to stop Communism in any other country (China, Cuba, etc.), the American policies to stop the spread of Communism in Vietnam...
Background to Betrayal
An excerpt from Hilaire du Berrier's 1965 book about the Dien Bien Phu battle and America's plan for failure in South Vietnam. (1965) ...
Seven Myths About the Vietnam War
Three decades after pulling out of Southeast Asia, America remains hostage to a relentless barrage of distortion, myths, and outright lies about the Vietnam War. (March 2002) ...
Vindicating Our Veterans
After decades of defamation, caricature, and disregard, We Were Soldiers pays homage to America’s Vietnam warriors for their heroism and sacrifice. Paramount Pictures Calm under fire: Mel Gibson as Col. Hal Moore...
Retreat From Victory
by John F. McManus Reprinted with permission from THE NEW AMERICAN magazine, November 29, 1993 Anyone who has ever participated in war would concur with Union General William Sherman’s...
The Tragedy of Southeast Asia: A Vietnam veteran looks back at the war we should have won
R.D. Patrick Mahoney served in Southeast Asia from 1966 to 1970 as an Air Force noncommissioned officer attached to Army Special Forces and involved in clandestine warfare outside of Vietnam....
Planning for Defeat
The Affect of the Hidden Agenda on Our Armed Forces by Brigadier General Andrew J. Gatsis, U.S. Army (Ret.) Reprinted with permission from THE NEW AMERICAN magazine, August 11,...
Unconscionable Surrender
Nine years before North Vietnam achieved its 1975 conquest of South Vietnam, the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson clearly signaled to Hanoi that the United States would not...
Heroes of Vietnam
Our fighting men were victimized by politiciansby Dr. Pham Kim Vinh Reprinted with permission from THE NEW AMERICAN magazine, February 24, 1986 Born in 1932, Dr. Pham Kim Vinh...
Vietnam Falls: It Is Time To Establish Responsibility
NO RECRIMINATIONS. That’s the current Establishment line. No Recriminations about Vietnam. The idea is that no recriminations should be directed toward the deliberate architects of America’s first clear-cut military...
While Brave Men Die
American war policies prevented soldiers from fighting to win and kept our troops in constant, desperate need of vital supplies and ammunition. (June 1967) ...
The Truth About Vietnam
Robert Welch 1967 ...