Introduction to the Forest Brothers The Forest Brothers were a group of nationalist guerrilla fighters who emerged from the Baltic states—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—during and immediately after World War II. The movement was predominantly driven by a potent mixture of patriotism and opposition to Soviet occupation. The geopolitical backdrop of their emergence includes the tumultuous …
Introduction to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident The Gulf of Tonkin Incident is a pivotal moment in the history of American and Vietnamese relations. Occurring on August 2 and 4, 1964, this event marked a significant escalation in the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War. The incident unfolded when the USS Maddox, a U.S. …
The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall: A Symbol of Divided Germany and Cold War Tensions The Berlin Wall, erected on August 13, 1961, and standing for almost three decades until its fall on November 9, 1989, was a physical and ideological manifestation of the deep-seated division between East and West during the Cold War era. …
The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto is a political pamphlet written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels and first published on 21st February 1848. It is one of the most influential political documents in history and is considered to be the foundational text of Marxist communism. The manifesto outlines the basic principles of communism and …
Timeline of the Cold War Welcome to our timeline of the Cold War. The Cold War was a period of political and military tension between the United States and its Western allies and the Soviet Union and its Eastern bloc allies that lasted from the end of World War II in 1945 until the collapse …
Saigon Execution – A Photo that changed the Vietnam War On 1st February 1968, in Saigon near the An Quang Pagoda, Nguyen Van Lem (code name ‘Bay Lop’) was captured and brought before Chief of Police Nguyen Ngoc Loan. Lem was a Vietcong fighter holding the rank of Captain. He was engaged in the famous …
What did the Nixon Doctrine do? The Nixon Doctine (sometimes called the Guam Doctrine) was the formal announcement by President Nixon of his plan for “Vietnamization” of the Vietnam War. The plan would entail American forces being slowly withdrawn from South Vietnam and their replacement in combat roles by South Vietnamese forces. The police was …