Everything faded into mist. The past was erased,
the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.
                                                      
1984, George Orwell

   
   
PREVENTIVE REMEMBRANCE
There are at least five good reasons to revive the world's
collective memory of the Vietnam War, even though
"it happened so long ago".
(PDF: 324 KB)
      
VIETNAM HOLOCAUST
A capsule history of the pillage, slaughter and persecution
endured by the people of Vietnam during 140 years
of invasion and occupation by foreign powers.
Also available in poster format.
(PDF: 1.2 MB)
     
THE PENTAGON PAPERS: AN INTRODUCTION
Summary of the U.S. government's self-incriminating study of
its aggressive war against Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia—
an antidote to the myths that have been used to justify
the war and falsify its history.
(PDF: 132 KB)
      
SECRETS: A Memoir of Vietnam and The Pentagon Papers
Daniel Ellsberg's account of his involvement in the planning of
the Vietnam War and of the growing disillusionment which led
him to disclose The Pentagon Papers to public scrutiny.
(PDF: 64 KB)
    
AFTER SORROW: An American among the Vietnamese

A unique document by a U.S. citizen, providing rare insight
into the thoughts and actions of the men and, especially,
the women who overcame appalling odds to liberate
Vietnam from France and the United States.
     
'VIETNAM' IN THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY
An analysis of the powerful myths that have been deployed
to shield U.S. citizens from the reality of what their homeland
has done to the countries of Indochina.
(PDF: 132 KB)
    
BACK TO THE STONE AGE: Lessons of the Vietnam War
Review of the war's persistent consequences for the afflicted
nations, its limited effect on the conduct of U.S. foreign policy
and the legtimating function of mainstream media.
(PDF: 168 KB)
     
"PROPAGANDISTIC NOTIONS" vs. "SILLY STUFF"
Debate on the wisdom of a public education campaign on the
history and consequences of the Vietnam War.
(PDF: 92 KB)
      
ETHICS • LAW • POLICY
Report on the ethical, legal and policy implications of the
Vietnam War, including a summary of the historical background.
     
OUTLINE OF VIETNAMESE HISTORY
From 1000
B.C. to the present. (PDF: 612 KB)
    
ADDITIONAL SOURCES

A selection of web resources with related information.