HULORD Vietnam War
Harvard Unseen Legacies Online Research and Database of the Vietnam War
Harvard Unseen Legacies Online Research and Database of the Vietnam War (HULORD Vietnam War) is an immersive digital archive dedicated to preserving the complex history and diverse perspectives of the Vietnam War. This comprehensive repository brings together primary documents from key participants of the conflict, including the People’s Army of Vietnam, the National Liberation Front, the U.S. Military, and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, among others. Readers can discover a wealth of materials, that are integral to our research on Vietnamese casualties, from personal narratives, photographs, and detailed maps to groundbreaking research findings.
At the heart of our mission is the commitment to understanding and honoring the experiences of those affected by this era, with a special focus on documenting Vietnamese casualties. Explore our collection to uncover untold stories, and join us in commemorating the legacy of those who lived through this transforming chapter in history.
Need an Account?
Accounts are currently available exclusively to collaborators of the Unseen Legacies of the Vietnam War Project. We look forward to announcing broader public access in the near future. If you are a collaborator in need of an account, please reach out to us at unseenlegacies@hks.harvard.edu.
Spotlight Assets from the Archive
An entry from Vietnamese veteran Nguyen Van Thien’s diary capturing his emotions when his comrade, Nguyen Van Xuan, fell in combat, 1966. (Source: Combined Document Exploitation Center (CDEC) Log #04-1194-67)
A map of South Vietnam 1967 (Source: Quan Doi Nhan Dan No. 2039, January 1967)
Death notification of Nguyen Van Khanh, a People’s Army of Vietnam soldier, 1966. (Source: Combined Document Exploitation Center (CDEC), Log #03-2140-67)
A sketch map of Battle of Ho Krignou, 1966. (Source: Operation El Paso II-III After Action Report, 6-2–9-3-1966)
Browse All Collections
Explore our war casualties focused digital archives including People's Army of Vietnam captured documents, Vietnamese veterans' personal records, oral history interviews and U.S. and allies military records.
Battlefield Data Lab
This interactive tool enables you to search through OCR-processed Bulletins from the Combined Document Exploitation Center (CDEC) and visualize the results via a knowledge graph.
Founded in 1966 under the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), CDEC was established to process captured documents from the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the National Liberation Front (NLF). The CDEC Bulletins provide intelligence summaries of these exploited documents. By searching through these Bulletins, you can gain an overview of the contents of the captured documents.
Vietnamese War Dead Information
This tool allows users to search our database of Vietnamese war casualties, providing access to detailed information on the circumstances of death and related sources for each individual case.
Disclaimer
This online archive is currently reserved for use by our project’s partners, family members of fallen soldiers, and researchers. Please reach out to unseenlegacies@hks.harvard.edu for further questions.
