April 30 was the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, which was captured by the People’s Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong. The event marked the end of the ...

South Vietnam's capital, became imminent in 1975. Just prior to the Communist victory, Thieu emigrated to Taiwan before taking up residence in England.

The Vietcong operated from this tunnel system, on the edges of Saigon (the capital of South Vietnam), for the entire period of the Vietnam War. The Americans carpet-bombed the tunnels on numerous ...