Vietnam '67 

Historians, veterans and journalists recall 1967 in Vietnam, 

a year that changed the war and changed America.

Opinion - The New York Times

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1. The Tiger Force Atrocities

   In 1967, a single Army platoon killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians, and no one was held responsible.

   By MICHAEL SALLAH

   

   Sept. 26, 2017

2. How Vietnam Killed the Great Society

   By the fall of 1967, Lyndon Johnson had finally realized that he could not fund guns and butter.

   By MARK ATWOOD LAWRENCE

   

   Sept. 23, 2017

3. Discussing ‘The Vietnam War’

   What do you think of the new documentary from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick?

   Sept. 19, 2017

4. How Not to ‘Win Hearts and Minds’

   America’s failure to understand Vietnam’s culture and people doomed the war effort.

   By GEORGE C. HERRING

   

   Sept. 19, 2017

5. What Trump Needs to Learn From Vietnam

   The stalemate strategy didn’t work there. It won’t in Afghanistan either.

   By DAVID ELLIOTT

   

   Sept. 16, 2017

6. The Forgotten Victims of Agent Orange

   The United States has acknowledged the horrifying effects of Agent Orange on its military veterans. Why won’t it do the same for Vietnamese citizens?

   By VIET THANH NGUYEN and RICHARD HUGHES

   

   Sept. 16, 2017

7. South Vietnam Had an Antiwar Movement, Too

   Like most students in the United States, most South Vietnamese students only wanted the violence and fighting to stop.

   By VAN NGUYEN MARSHALL

   

   Sept. 15, 2017

8. See Beautiful Vietnam!

   In 1967, South Vietnam was at war — but it was also busy promoting itself as a tourist destination.

   By SCOTT LADERMAN

   Sept. 12, 2017

9. What I Saw on the Way to the Revolution

   In 1967, I dropped out of college to be an artist. Six months later, I was a violent radical. What happened?

   By JONATHAN LERNER

   

   Sept. 12, 2017

10. The Cold Warrior Who Never Apologized

    Walt Rostow, an M.I.T. professor turned national security adviser, epitomized the overweening confidence of the civilian strategists of Vietnam.

    By JONATHAN STEVENSON

    

    Sept. 9, 2017