Whether it’s a nostalgic Zippo carried by an American soldier or a dinged up flight helmet, here are 10 pieces of Vietnam War memorabilia that are more valuable than ever. 1. Combat Uniforms ...

The Vietnam War was a debacle. 50 years on, ... Several literally traded French lycée jupes — their school uniform skirts — for black pajamas and life in the jungle with the resistance ...

The conflict in French-occupied Indochina started well before the Vietnam War. The French had colonized Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam in 1858 for rubber and tea plantations. “They began armed conflict.