From 1959 to 1965, the Vietnam War saw the rise of Ho Chi Minh and the formation of the Vietcong, through to the attack in the Gulf of Tonkin that brought America deeper into the conflict.
From the deadly battle in La Drang Valley in 1965, through to Operation Niagara in 1968, America's increasing involvement in the Vietnam conflict is chronicled in the words of those who fought.
US war veterans tell of the quagmire they faced in Vietnam during the late 1960s through to the war's conclusion in 1975 and beyond when post-war developments affected Vietnamese and US affairs.
