IMAGO International History, Vietnam War, 1955-1975

Jul 6, 2023

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IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 June 23, 1971, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA: WALTER CHRONKITE exclusive interview of DANIEL ELLSBERG about Pentagon Papers, 1971. Cambridge USA - ZUMAm243 19710623_sha_m243_623 Copyright: xDavidxMarlinx
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 RECORD DATE NOT STATED Children killed by the national liberation front on the outskirts of saigon, May 1974 Children killed by the national liberation front on the outskirts of saigon, May 1974 Copyright: 972_ML_05_W628231
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Ngo Dinh Diem (Vietnamese: Ngo Dinh Diem (January 3, 1901 November 2, 1963) was the first President of South Vietnam (1955 1963). In the wake of the French withdrawal from Indochina as a result of the 1954 Geneva Accords, Diem led the effort to create the Republic of Vietnam. Accruing considerable US support due to his staunch anti-Communism, he achieved victory in a 1955 plebiscite that was widely considered fraudulent. Proclaiming himself the Republic s first President, he demonstrated considerable political skill in the consolidation of his power, and his rule proved authoritarian, elitist, nepotistic, and corrupt. He was assassinated by an aide of ARVN General Duong Van Minh on November 2, 1963, during a coup Supplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd. 1060_05_cpa0027908
The Second Indochina War, known in America as the Vietnam War, was a Cold War era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the U.S. and other anti-communist nations. The U.S. government viewed involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam and part of their wider strategy of containment. The North Vietnamese government viewed the war as a colonial war, fought initially against France, backed by the U.S., and later against South Vietnam, which it regarde xSupplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd.x Copyright: xx
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 The First Indochina War (also known as the French Indochina War, Anti-French War, Franco-Vietnamese War, Franco-Vietminh War, Indochina War, Dirty War in France, and Anti-French Resistance War in contemporary Vietnam) was fought in French Indochina from December 19, 1946, until August 1, 1954, between the French Union s French Far East Expeditionary Corps, led by France and supported by Emperor Báº£o Äáº¡i s Vietnamese National Army against the Viá»‡t Minh, led by Há» Chi Minh and Vo NguyÃªn Giap. Most of the fighting took place in Tonkin in Northern Vietnam, although the conflict engulfed the entire country and also extended into the neighboring French Indochina protectorates of Laos and Cambodia. The war ended in French de xSupplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd.x Copyright: xx
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 The First Indochina War (also known as the French Indochina War, Anti-French War, Franco-Vietnamese War, Franco-Vietminh War, Indochina War, Dirty War in France, and Anti-French Resistance War in contemporary Vietnam) was fought in French Indochina from December 19, 1946, until August 1, 1954. The war took place between the French Union s French Far East Expeditionary Corps, led by France and supported by Emperor Báº£o Äáº¡i s Vietnamese National Army against the Viá»‡t Minh, led by Há» Chi Minh and Vo NguyÃªn Giap. Most of the fighting took place in Tonkin in Northern Vietnam, although the conflict engulfed the entire country and also extended into the neighboring French Indochina protectorates of Laos and Cambod xSupplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd.x Copyright: xx
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 The First Indochina War (also known as the French Indochina War, Anti-French War, Franco-Vietnamese War, Franco-Vietminh War, Indochina War, Dirty War in France, and Anti-French Resistance War in contemporary Vietnam) was fought in French Indochina from December 19, 1946, until August 1, 1954, between the French Union s French Far East Expeditionary Corps, led by France and supported by Emperor Báº£o Äáº¡i s Vietnamese National Army against the Viá»‡t Minh, led by Há» Chi Minh and Vo NguyÃªn Giap. Most of the fighting took place in Tonkin in Northern Vietnam, although the conflict engulfed the entire country and also extended into the neighboring French Indochina protectorates of Laos and Cambodia. The war ended in French de xSupplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd.x Copyright: xx
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 The First Indochina War (also known as the French Indochina War, Anti-French War, Franco-Vietnamese War, Franco-Vietminh War, Indochina War, Dirty War in France, and Anti-French Resistance War in contemporary Vietnam) was fought in French Indochina from December 19, 1946, until August 1, 1954, between the French Union s French Far East Expeditionary Corps, led by France and supported by Emperor Báº£o Äáº¡i s Vietnamese National Army against the Viá»‡t Minh, led by Há» Chi Minh and Vo NguyÃªn Giap. Most of the fighting took place in Tonkin in Northern Vietnam, although the conflict engulfed the entire country and also extended into the neighboring French Indochina protectorates of Laos and Cambodia. The war ended in French de xSupplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd.x Copyright: xx
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 The First Indochina War (also known as the French Indochina War, Anti-French War, Franco-Vietnamese War, Franco-Vietminh War, Indochina War, Dirty War in France, and Anti-French Resistance War in contemporary Vietnam) was fought in French Indochina from December 19, 1946, until August 1, 1954, between the French Union s French Far East Expeditionary Corps, led by France and supported by Emperor Báº£o Äáº¡i s Vietnamese National Army against the Viá»‡t Minh, led by Há» Chi Minh and Vo NguyÃªn Giap. Most of the fighting took place in Tonkin in Northern Vietnam, although the conflict engulfed the entire country and also extended into the neighboring French Indochina protectorates of Laos and Cambodia. The war ended in French de xSupplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd.x Copyright: xx
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese Prime Minister and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Ca. 1960. (BSLOC_2015_14_2) For usage credit please use; PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL040 EC508
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Bao Dai holds an inspection of Vietnamese troops. Ca. 1949-55. After the Geneva Agreement of 1954, Bao Dai appointed Ngo Dinh Diem as Prime Minister. With a year Diem ousted Bao Dai from power. - (BSLOC_2014_15_189) For usage credit please use; PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL038 EC745
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Vietnam War. Destruction of the Brinks Hotel in Saigon which was being used as officers billets for US Armed Forces. Two Americans were killed, and 107 Americans, Vietnamese, and Australians were injured. Dec. 12, 1964. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL033 EC585
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Vietnam War. One of 48 persons wounded by a Viet Cong explosion which killed 14 persons in Saigon awaits treatment in the Cong Hoa Hospital. Blast was set off on a busy street corner and the victims included women and children. Feb. 1966. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL033 EC584
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Vietnam War. An African American Infantry medic treats a lieutenant s leg, that was burned by an exploding Viet Cong white phosphorus booby trap. 1966. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL033 EC583
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Vietnam War. South Vietnamese soldier s widow weeps over the body of her husband, one of the South Vietnamese Army casualties suffered in the war with the Viet Cong. 1965. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL033 EC582
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Vietnam War. Two US Marine tanks stuck in deep mud in northeastern Thailand during Operation Bold Mariner. It s objective was to find Viet Cong, their tunnels and hiding places among the among the civilian popular. Jan. 1969 Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL033 EC572
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Vietnam War. South Vietnamese troops in combat operations against Communist Viet Cong guerrillas in the marshes of the Mekong Delta. 1961. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL033 EC530
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 South Vietnamese Generals who led the 1963 Coup against President Ngo Dinh Diem. From left: Generals Duong Van Minh, Le Van Kim, and unidentified officer, and General Tran Van Don. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL033 EC337
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Vietnam refugees evacuated. US Air Force helicopter take refugees to a safe area near Saigon after their village was attacked by Viet Cong. March 1966. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL033 EC311
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 French Foreign Legionnaires in Vietnam. French soldiers on patrol crouched in thicket outside Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam. 1954. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL033 EC304
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 South Vietnamese smash windows during a military coup that toppled government of Ngo Dinh Diem in Saigon, November 1963. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL013 EC064
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Ngo Dinh Diem (1901-1963), the first President of South Vietnam, casting ballot in Saigon in 1961. His failure to allow nationwide elections as agreed in the 1954 Geneva Accords, provoked the long civil war between North and South Vietnam. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL013 EC021
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 American soldier using a knife to probe the floor of a Viet Cong tunnel in the Iron Triangle north of Saigon, South Vietnam. Jan. 1967. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL006 EC105
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 United States helicopters air lift Vietnamese government Rangers into battle against communist Viet Cong guerrillas, Saigon. 1965. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL006 EC102
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Vietnam War, Saigon, Vietnam, rubble and the remains of barbed wire line the streets of Cholon, a suburb of Saigon that was burned by South Vietnamese army troops in an effort to flush out any Viet Cong that remained after the Tet offensive, circa 1968 Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HCDARNA EC044
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Vietnam War, black smoke over the capital city, fire trucks rush to scenes of fires set during the attacks by the Viet Cong during the Tet holiday period, Saigon, 1968 Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HCDARNA EC033
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 NGO DINH DIEM, 1962 - CPL Archives Everett Collection CPL Archives Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCPLxArchives EverettxCollectionx HBDNDDI CL001
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Indochina War, 1953 French generals Henri de Navarre, RenÃ© Cogny and colonel De Castries talking about their military strategy before the Operation Castor. Indochina War, October 1953 Copyright: xPhoto12 ArchivesxSnarkx DFS16A00_014
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 At an airport in Indochina, French personnel getting off a Globemaster (1954) At an airport in Indochina, French personnel getting off a C124 Globemaster Douglas of the US Air Force. A soldier is keeping watch May 3, 1954 War in Indochina U.S. Air Force photo Copyright: xPhoto12 ArchivesxSnarkx DFS09A08_336
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 15 SEPTEMBER 1964 Premier and defence Minister Nguyen Khanh, Major General Duong van Minh, and army commander Lt. Gen. Tran Thien Khiem, pictured at a press conference after South Vietnamese rebels tried to overthrow the government but the attempt was put down by local government troops. Saigon, South Vietnam., Saigon Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU484113
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 VIETNAM WAR RUINS AFTER VIET CONG GUERRILLAS ATTACK ; 20 JULY 1964, CAI BE Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU481088
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 VIETNAM WAR VIET CONG WOMAN CAPTURED ; 6 APRIL 1964, BA XUYEN Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU474468
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 US flamethrowers in action in Vietnam Da Nang, South Vietnam : A US Marine tank crew turns its flame thrower on the underbush where Viet Cong snipers are suspected of hiding here, in this July 14 picture. The snipers killed one Marine and wounded another. Officials said in Saigon that a force of 250 Viet Cong Guerillas ambushed a government force and its American advisors during a road clearing operation near a deserted railway station at Ban Bang 10 miles west of Phouc Vinh - where US paratroopers saved a town from falling into Communist hands last week. The fate of the US - Vietnamese force is not yet known. 15 July 1965, Viet Nam Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1398097
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 On the move Hoi-An, South Vietnam : Following a Viet Cong raid on a small village in the Hoi-An area, South Vietnamese marines arrive here March 29 and immediately move out across a small footbridge to attack rebel jungle positions. A lost battalion of Vietnamese Rangers and their US advisers, trapped for three days by the Viet Cong, fought off four determined assults and crawled through enemy lines on their hands and knees to escape, it was revealed. 2 April 1965, Viet Nam Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1398093
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Prisoners for Interrogation : Hoy An, South Vietnam : A US Marine of the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (left), leads roped together Viet Cong prisoners to interrogation point following their capture during the fifth day of Operation Harvest Moon here on December 13. 14 December 1965, Viet Nam Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1398092
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Ducked for Information Bac Quanh, South Vietnam : Vietnamese marines submerged the head of a Viet Cong prisoner as they attempt to interrogate him after capturing several of the guerillas in an operation on March 25. 27 March 1965, Viet Nam Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1398091
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Woman Suspect. Qui Nhon, South Vietnam : United States marines usher Viet Cong suspects - one of them a woman - through the rubble of a village north of Qui Nhon as they sweep the area in a clearing operation. The multi pronged Marine plan was designed to secure the perimeter around their coastal base in the Highlands. 10 September 1965, Viet Nam Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1398090
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Name, rank and serial number... Chu Lai, South Vietnam : On a sandy strech near the Chu Lai Airbase, two of US Marines seek information from a wounded Viet Cong suspect who was captured, July 25 1965, when the leathernecks and South Vietnamese troops raided a nearby village in search of the Communist guerillas. The Viet Cong terrorists seldom are caught wearing uniforms. 20 January 1967, Viet Nam Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1398089
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Marines carry wounded to helicopter. Cam Ne, South Vietnam : American Marines carry the wounded through high grass to a waiting medical evacuation helicopter yesterday during a clearing operation south of the Da Nang air base. US officials in Saigon reported today that 550 Viet Cong were killed in the largest Marine action of the Vietnam war. US casualties were reported as light. 19 August 1965, Viet Nam Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1398088
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 A royal banquet was held at the Istana Negara in honour of the President of the Republic of Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem s. The guests at the main table are, left-to-right: H. M. The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong; H. E. President Ngo Dinh Diem, H. M. The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong; H. H. The Tengku Ampuan of Selangor, and the Prime Minister, Tanku Abdul Rahman Putra. 20 February 1960, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1345553
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Flying Low Over War Zone. Two C123 s of the 12th Air Commando Squadron fly low over heavy jungle in War Zone C, spraying the canopy with defoliation liquid. The spray is being used to defoliate Viet Cong base areas, communication and their crops. Saigon, Vietnam. 14 December 1966., Saigon Vietnam Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1343364
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Painful reminder Saigon - General William C Westmoreland (nearest) and US Ambassador to South Vietnam Ellsworth Bunker kneel in prayer during the memorial service here on February 13 1968 for twenty-seven American marines slain during the opening hours of the battle for Saigon Symbolic helmets represent the dead 14 February 1968, Saigon Viet Nam Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1306439
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 A young American lieutenant, his leg burned by an exploding Viet Cong white phosphorus booby trap, is treated by a medic, 1966. Copyright: StocktrekxImages STK500301A
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 South Vietnamese soldier, 1966. Copyright: StocktrekxImages STK500299A
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Vo Nguyên Giáp (25 August 1911 – 4 October 2013) was a General in the Vietnam People s Army and a politician, during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Dated 1954 WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_069_0077
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 North Vietnamese communist military high command circa 1955. Top left Ngyen Van Giap and right Ho Chi Minh WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_067_0989
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 A photograph of Ho Chi Minh (Nguyen Ai Quoc ). Born 1890 and lived until 1969. A key figure in the founding of the democratic republic of Vietnam, as well as the people s army of Vietnam. A communist leader who was both prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_4205_PC
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam. In office between 26th October 1955-2nd November 1963, and led the effort to create the Republic of Vietnam. Diem was anti-communist, and a devout Roman Catholic, and used religiously led policies to oppress the Buddhist majority amongst the Montagnard Natives. Lived between 1901-1963. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_3647_PC
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Dong Ha, Vietnam: May 18, 1967 Marines rush to board helicopters for a vertical assualt aginst the Viet Cong in the DMZ during Operation Hickory. xUnderwoodxArchives 4-War-VN-US-Mar_2
IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Vietnam: October 30, 1965 A U.S. Air Force SAC B-52 Stratofortress releases a string of 750 pound bombs over a coastal Viet Cong target. xUnderwoodxArchives 4-War-VN-US-AF-B_4

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IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 June 23, 1971, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA: WALTER CHRONKITE exclusive interview of DANIEL ELLSBERG about Pentagon Papers, 1971. Cambridge USA - ZUMAm243 19710623_sha_m243_623 Copyright: xDavidxMarlinx

IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 RECORD DATE NOT STATED Children killed by the national liberation front on the outskirts of saigon, May 1974 Children killed by the national liberation front on the outskirts of saigon, May 1974 Copyright: 972_ML_05_W628231

IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 NGO DINH DIEM, 1962 - CPL Archives Everett Collection CPL Archives Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCPLxArchives EverettxCollectionx HBDNDDI CL001

IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Indochina War, 1953 French generals Henri de Navarre, RenÃ© Cogny and colonel De Castries talking about their military strategy before the Operation Castor. Indochina War, October 1953 Copyright: xPhoto12 ArchivesxSnarkx DFS16A00_014

IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 VIETNAM WAR RUINS AFTER VIET CONG GUERRILLAS ATTACK ; 20 JULY 1964, CAI BE Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU481088

IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 VIETNAM WAR VIET CONG WOMAN CAPTURED ; 6 APRIL 1964, BA XUYEN Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesIPU474468

IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 A young American lieutenant, his leg burned by an exploding Viet Cong white phosphorus booby trap, is treated by a medic, 1966. Copyright: StocktrekxImages STK500301A

IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 South Vietnamese soldier, 1966. Copyright: StocktrekxImages STK500299A

IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Vo Nguyên Giáp (25 August 1911 – 4 October 2013) was a General in the Vietnam People s Army and a politician, during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Dated 1954 WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_069_0077

IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 North Vietnamese communist military high command circa 1955. Top left Ngyen Van Giap and right Ho Chi Minh WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_067_0989

IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Dong Ha, Vietnam: May 18, 1967 Marines rush to board helicopters for a vertical assualt aginst the Viet Cong in the DMZ during Operation Hickory. xUnderwoodxArchives 4-War-VN-US-Mar_2

IMAGO History, Vietnamkrieg: 1955-1975 Vietnam: October 30, 1965 A U.S. Air Force SAC B-52 Stratofortress releases a string of 750 pound bombs over a coastal Viet Cong target. xUnderwoodxArchives 4-War-VN-US-AF-B_4