The military and diplomatic situation in the Persian Gulf bears virtually no similarity to that in 1972. Here's why.

The Vietnam War was one of the Cold War’s most drawn-out conflicts – but even its end was traumatic, as communist forces ...

Over the weekend, 30 North Country veterans of Vietnam, Desert Storm and the Cold War flew together to Washington DC to visit the memorials to the wars they and their comrades served in. They’re part ...

The Vietnam War is a highly controversial topic at the best of times. But during their many debates on the subject, Western historians rarely pause to consider how the conflict was seen through the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At 7:53 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 1975, a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter ascended from the rooftop of the United States embassy in ...

HANOI/SEOUL (Reuters) - In 1966, Ahn Hak-soo was one of more than 300,000 South Korean soldiers fighting alongside U.S. forces during the Vietnam War when he was captured by the North Vietnamese army ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam -- Vietnam on Wednesday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of the war with the United States and the formation of its modern nation with a military parade and a focus ...

The Vietnam War was one of the most complex and controversial conflicts of the 20th century, leaving lasting scars on both countries that lived through it. Fought mostly in villages and jungles, it ...

On March 8, 1965, 3,500 Marines from the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade arrived in Da Nang, South Vietnam. Their mission was to protect a U.S. air base from attacks by the self-proclaimed National ...