In 1968, with mounting criticism of the Vietnam War at ... to ‘manage’ the Cold War and to improve relations with the communist powers (Nixon also visited the USSR in 1972) along with the ...

Exactly when the war in Afghanistan surpassed the Vietnam War as America’s longest overseas war is debated—the comparison depends on which benchmarks you use. Last September, however ...

More than forty years after its conclusion, the Vietnam War is a persistent wound on the American psyche. It is a war that divided families and communities, and sparked massive protests on college ...