HIST 447: America in the Vietnam War Era

Vietnam War Reference Sources

Reference sources summarize information so that you can check for basic facts, find background information, and consider overarching themes. Importantly, they can also give you a starting point from which you can find other primary and secondary resources!

This type of source includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, bibliographies, timelines (and more!) 

Below are a few reference sources to start with. Need to find others?

USA in the 1960s Reference Sources

Southeast Asia Reference Sources

Bibliography of the Vietnam War, Edwin Moïse