The Things They Carried
“Battlefield Vietnam” (http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/)
Vietnam War. Topics include: history, photgraphs, guerilla warfare tactics, the air war, and “primary sources” including the text of President Johnson’s televised addresses to the American people during the Vietnam war.
Learn About the Vietnam War - a Digital History
(http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraid=18&smtid=1, 03-10-2009)
A succinct history of the Vietnam War.
Vietnam Veterans of America (http://www.vva.org/)
Organization dedicated to the specific needs and concerns of veterans of the war in Vietnam. Includes link to the Washtenaw County chapter of the VVA.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial “The Wall” (http://www.thewall-usa.com/)
Highly interactive website about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., also known as “The Wall”. This website is maintained by veterans of the 4th Battalion 9th Infantry Regiment, United States Army. Includes photographs of the wall, war casualty statistics, history and purpose of the memorial.
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The Kent State Shootings (http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1595)
Article detailing the events surrounding the student war protest at Kent State University in 1970 and the shooting of students by National Guard troops during the protest.
The Vietnam War Photo Gallery (http://www.vietnampix.com/intro.htm)
Well organized collection of photographs taken in Vietnam and in the United States. Includes a brief history on the conflicts. Most of the photographs on this site are by British photographer Tim Page, who covered the war in the 1960s.
Why was the United States in Vietnam? (http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3462)
Article describes the conflicting opinions about the Vietnam war, which created political divisions in the United States.
Anti-War Protesters Crater the Diag (http://www.michigandaily.com/content/2009-01-08/you-were-here-anti-war-protestors-crater-diag)
Newspaper article about anti-war protests on the University of Michigan campus.
