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Vietnam

These are only a few examples of our numerous resources.

Books, Documents, etc.

The Greene Papers GPO: "During the Vietnam War for the First Time in History the Marine Corps Commandant Served on the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Greene Papers is an edited version of the personal papers of Gen. Wallace M. Greene, Jr., who served on the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the height of the Vietnam War. "The Vietnam War was the first major American war in which the Commandant of the Marine Corps served as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the critical years leading up to the conflict and the entire duration of the conflict.

For the first time, a Marine Corps Commandant was tasked with making strategic decisions on the same level as the Joint Chiefs of the Air Force, Army, and Navy. As a result, a volume examining the Marine Corps' leadership before and during the war strengthens our understanding of how the Commandant approached and balanced his traditional duties as a Service chief with the new responsibility of serving as a military advisor to the commander in chief, President Johnson."
Call Number: online
ISBN: 9780991158898
Publication Date: 2016
A Report From the Vietnam Herbicides Information Commission
Call Number: Online and Conn Doc H342vhi rep
Publication Date: 1984
Online access through our catalog.
Vietnam Herbicides Information Commission : Final Report
Call Number: Conn Doc H342vhi fire
Publication Date: [1987]
M.I.A.: accounting for the missing in Southeast Asia
Call Number: Online
Publication Date: 1994
Online access through our library catalog.
A Shield and a Sword: Intelligence Support to Communications with U.S. POWs in Vietnam
Call Number: Online and PREX 3.19:60/1
Publication Date: 2016
Online through CIA website
The Battle Behind Bars: Navy and Marine POWs in the Vietnam War
Call Number: Online and Federal Documents D 221.2:V 67/2 \
ISBN: 0945274610
Publication Date: 2010
Online access through our library catalog.
The Long Road Home : U.S. Prisoner Of War Policy And Planning In Southeast Asia
Call Number: Online and Federal Documents D 1.2:P 93/5
Publication Date: 2000
Online access through our library catalog.
Honor Bound : The History Of American Prisoners Of War In Southeast Asia, 1961-1973
Call Number: Online and Federal Documents D 1.2:H 75/3
Publication Date: 1998
Online at HathiTrust
Present situation in Vietnam : Hearing, Ninetieth Congress, second session, with General David M. Shoup, former Commandant, United States Marine Corps. March 20, 1968
Call Number: online and Federal Documents Y 4.F 76/2:V 67/2/968
Publication Date: 1968
Chairmen In Crisis : Planning The Air War Against North Vietnam, 1964 by Poole, Walter S.
Call Number: online
Publication Date: 2013
Print at Fed Docs D 5.2:C 35, if received in paper

Other Institutions

Tet: The Turning Point in Vietnam
Colloquium on Contemporary History September 29, 1998 No. 11 - from Naval History and Heritage Command.
Side navigation may lead to additional resources.
Vietnam War
Naval History and Heritage Command landing page for their topics on the Vietnam War. Side navigation may lead to additional resources.
Educational Resources Vietnam
Vietnam War Commemoration site: "The goal of the History and Legacy effort is to provide the American public with historically accurate materials and interactive experiences that will help Americans better understand and appreciate the service of our Vietnam War veterans and the history of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War."
Vietnam-Era Prisoner-of-War/Missing-in-Action Database (LOC)
Library of Congress (LOC)
Vietnam, Diem, The Buddhist Crisis (JFK Library)
From the John F. Kennedy (JFK) Presidential Library and Museum.

Other Libraries

Other Libraries' Research Guides

Gov Docs: Vietnam War, 1961-1975: POW/MIA
From the University of South Alabama. The Connecticut State Library will have many of the same federal documents.