War correspondent Richard Tregaskis (1916-1973) provided extensive coverage of the Vietnam War, building on his fame from covering World War II and writing Guadalcanal Diary (1943). He reported in Vietnam for a decade, accompanying U.S. Marines and ARVN troops through combat missions, resulting in Vietnam Diary (1963), one of the first definitive eyewitness accounts of American combat in Vietnam. His papers contain multiple diaries from his trips to Vietnam between 1962-1972, manuscript drafts, research files, correspondence with military officials, and many photographs depicting combat operations and Vietnamese society.
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