The Vietnamese began digging the tunnels in the late 1940s during Vietnam's war of independence from France. At that time, the area of Cu Chi was originally inhabited by farmers. As the rebellion ...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - “I don’t want the interview today to be about me. I was a combat engineer, but I was not in the ...

Viet Cong tunnels are shored with bamboo, take right-angle turns roughly every ten yards to baffle the blast of satchel charges dropped in the mouths of the tunnels. The Viet Cong use rabbits or ...

In the Vietnam War, smaller U.S. soldiers were assigned duty as Tunnel Rats. Some 700 American boys dared to crawl into a Viet Cong tunnel, armed with pistol and flashlight. One Tunnel Rat ...

From Hanoi to Halong Bay to Ho Chi Minh City to motorbikes, citadels and its cuisine, these are what Vietnam is famous for.

At the start of 1967, some 280,000 Viet Cong ... Vietnam was supposed to reunify after national elections in 1956, those elections never took place and in 1961, at the age of 30, Triet went back ...

Vietnam is a land of breathtaking landscapes, vibrant cities, and rich cultural heritage. Whether you're a nature enthusiast, a foodie, or a history buff, Vietnam offers an array of experiences that ...

Many became victims of the increasingly brutal Vietnam War. If the average American had ... if they’re dead, they’re Viet Cong.» One concept in particular, military necessity, was repeatedly ...

Allison breaks down battle tactics used by the United States military; Viet Cong, or VC; and People's Army of Vietnam, or PAVN; during the Vietnam War ... and the use of tunnels and firepower ...

In fall of 1967 in a jungle in Vietnam, a Viet Cong ambush nearly wiped out an American battalion. On a campus in Wisconsin, a student protest against the war spiraled out of control. April ...

The Vietnam War was a complex, controversial conflict ... A lot of that footage is used in this docuseries, as well as footage of Viet Cong soldiers and operatives, showing the innovative ways ...