Type the keywords Vietnam War into your search engine, and the result will produce more than five million sites devoted to the subject. They range from veterans’ personal accounts, to unit histories, to educational forums, to Web site companions to documentaries and official government sites. Below are just a few of the useful sites:
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: VIETNAM ONLINE
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam
The Web site companion for the public television documentary. Contains graphics, photographs, extensive text, and related links.
BATTLEFIELD: VIETNAM
www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam
A Web site companion to the PBS documentary on the Vietnam War. An extensive site on the subject, complete with photographs, charts and maps, and links to other sites.
POW/MIA HOME PAGE
lcweb2.loc.gov/pow/powhome.html
The Library of Congress Web site containing information and updates on the Vietnam War–era prisoner-of-war/missing-in-action database.
STATISTICS ABOUT THE VIETNAM WAR
www.vhfcn.org/stat.html
An in-depth compilation of facts and statistics about the Vietnam War.
VIETNAM: A COUNTRY STUDY
lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/vntoc.html
The Library of Congress Web site that contains an in-depth history and country profile of Vietnam.
VIETNAM EMBASSY HOMEPAGE
www.vietnamembassy-usa.org
The official Web site of the embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the United States of America. Contains the latest information and photographs about Vietnam, its people, culture, and economy. It also contains historical information about the country and the Vietnam War.
VIETNAM VETERANS HOMEPAGE
www.vietvet.org
An interactive online forum for Vietnam veterans, their families, friends, and anyone interested in the Vietnam War.
VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL
www.nps.gov/vive
The National Parks Service interactive Web site for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.