Vietnam War thread

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Read Embers of War for a look into the events that set up the American war in Vietnam, and War in the Shadows (vol.2) for a detailed look at the strategies used by the North Vietnamese in resisting the US, and a look at various US failures in combating insurgency.

For personal views of the war, I'd recommend Chickenhawk, which deals with a USMC helicopter aviatior's experience in Vietnam during the height of combat operations.

>>2734169
>Embers of War
This, so much. It's so rare to find a book that well-written.

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The US even manipulated the weather in order to make monsoon season last longer using lead iodide and silver iodide deployed by aircraft. Called Operation Popeye.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Popeye

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>>2734330
Don't forget that time they placed random drops of ammo that had been sabotaged by overloading 1 out of 10 bullets with far more powder than the North Vietnamese guns could handle, leading to many missing hands and ruined faces amongst Charlie

>>2734340
That was back when a U.S. company, International Arms Company, was a major supplier to the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam. This was why they changed suppliers.

>>2733428
i was in nam

>>2734583
how many gooks did you kill
did you bring back any war trophies

>>2734587
I didnt kill anyone. I was stationed at Binh Thuy Air Base from '68 to '69

>>2734605
you got any cool photos?

>>2734618
no i wish though. I had some good times.

>>2734648
fug any qt vietnamese?

>>2734685
i was young and a bachelor so what do you expect? haha

>>2734693
What was the most fucked up thing you saw happen? What was the most danger you ever found yourself in?

>>2734762
The most danger ive ever saw myself in was in a couple bar fights. I wasnt rambo i was a chairforce mechanic. lol.

>>2734772
Well did you have any notable or memorable experiences?

>>2734772
also what the hell are you doing on 4chan grandpappy?

>>2734793
Yeah i do actually. i remember that nguyen van thieu came to visit the base one time. it was apart of some appreciation tour or some shit but none of the citizens of the south really appreciated us. some of that stuff you hear in the movies is true.

>>2734796
im a history major, got a computer some years back, my grandson taught me how to use it, i found /his/, the rest is /his/tory. haha

>>2734811
Like what stuff in the movies?

>>2734817
in the movies they always show how the south didnt appreciate us american soldiers. its true to some extent. i dont think its that they didnt appreciate us but i think its that they didnt know what they had until it was gone.

>>2734817
american airmen, sailors and marines also. cant forget them. people often forget about the sailors though

>>2734825
I think it's partly understandable. The entire war sprang from a desire to be independent of foreign influence in the first place. They throw off the French and then the Americans come rushing in on one side and the Russians and Chinese on the other. Probably pretty frustrating for a national identity.

>>2734836
yeah you got a point. after the fall saigon in '75 they were under the influence of the soviets so they never really won their independence from anyone. the people of vietnam would be better off to be under the influence of the united states if anyone.

>>2734155
>"It Ain't Me" plays in the background