A Digital Archive of the Vietnam War

Historical Documentation Center

A Digital Archive
of the Vietnam War

U.S. and Vietnamese documents, memoirs, and publications. A curated collection of primary source materials from one of the most significant private archives of the Vietnam War.

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NVA/VC Internal Reports

Vietnamese Translations

Comprehensive translations of captured communist documents and strategic directives.

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Official MACV Documentation

US Military Records

Official after-action reports and intelligence summaries from the US Department of Defense.

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Combat Chronologies

Unit Histories

Detailed daily logs and organizational histories of specific divisions and combat wings.

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George J. Veith

The Historian Behind the Archive

George J. “Jay” Veith

Former U.S. Army captain, PhD historian, and author of five books on the Vietnam War — including Black April and Drawn Swords in a Distant Land.

PhD, Monash University U.S. Army, 1979–86 Netflix’s Turning Point

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1954–1963

Advisory Period

Early U.S. involvement and Diem era

1964–1968

Escalation

Gulf of Tonkin through Tet Offensive

1969–1973

Vietnamization

Withdrawal and the Paris Accords

1974–1975

Fall of Saigon

Final offensive and collapse

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