Vietnam -- Long Bình (Đồng Nai)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Folder 601.6 (H. Norman Schwarzkopf, General (GEN) - interviewed by Sarah Nelson), 2001-04-29
File
Identifier: MS 001
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Currey Archive includes the personal papers and library of Dr. Cecil B. Currey. Most of the items pertain to military history with an emphasis on the American Revolution, Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnamese Conflict. Although most of the Currey Archive is in print, other types of media include microfilm, photographs, tapes, slides, artifacts, etc. Correspondence, memoranda, briefing papers, telegrams, officers’ reports, transcripts of interviews,...
Dates:
Record Keeping: 2001-04-29
Long Binh Jail
Series
Identifier: MS 001
Abstract
Long Binh Jail, a U.S. Army Installation Stockade established in 1966 by the U.S. Army, was located on the Long Binh Post in Đồng Nai Province, South Vietnam. Meant to hold 400 American prisoners, it soon overflowed to about 1000.Dr. Cecil B. Currey’s research and book titled “Long Binh Jail: An Oral History of Vietnam's Notorious U. S. Military Prison” focuses on the riot that took place between August 29-September 7, 1968. A small group of African-American prisoners started...
Dates:
Existence: 1430-2012