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Gulf of Tonkin Incident

Background After taking office, President Lyndon Johnson became more concerned about the capability of Saigon government in handling the Viet Cong guerillas. In early 1964, he decided to increase military aid to South Vietnam... Continue reading

Who Started The Vietnam War?

Similar question: Which president started the Vietnam War? The First Indochina War ended with the French failure in the efforts to re-colonize Vietnam. In July 1954, the Geneva Accords were designed as an attempt... Continue reading

When did the Vietnam War start?

Why did the Vietnam War start?

How did the Vietnam War start?

When was the Vietnam war?

Tribute to Women Served in Vietnam

Laos & Cambodia Incursion

Tet Offensive

LBJ Goes to War

Tactics & Strategies

Strategic Hamlet Program

The Rural Community Development Program In late 1950s, the Communists began to increase their activities in the South Vietnam. In December 1960, the National... Continue reading

What were North Vietnamese tactics?

What was Australian Tactics in Vietnam war?

Why did Search & Destroy fail in Vietnam?

The Controversy of Phoenix Program

How effective was the Vietnamization?

Major Battles

The Fall of Saigon

The Tet Offensive

What were major Battles of the Vietnam War?

Operation Rolling Thunder

Operation Linebacker II – The Christmas Bombing

On the Home Front

Vietnam War Draft

In the United States, military conscription has been used many times during its wars, particularly in the Cold War. Even though the draft was abolished in 1973, men of... Continue reading

Counterculture

A counterculture is a culture of a group of people, particularly among the young, whose values and lifestyles are considerably different and often diametrically opposed to those established culture.... Continue reading

Vietnam War Soldiers

Vietnam POWs

Vietnam War Veterans

The Pentagon Papers

U.S. Propaganda in the Vietnam War

Media Role in The Vietnam War

Key People & Terms

Napalm in Vietnam War

Development & Early Use During the World War I, gasoline was used in combat flamethrowers. However, the essential problem with gasoline was that it burned out too quickly to... Continue reading

Vietnamese Re-education Camps

Following the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, Vietnamese Communist government began to open hundreds of “re-education” camps throughout the country. Those camps, as Hanoi officially claimed, were... Continue reading

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Agent Orange in the Vietnam War

Credibility Gap

Vietnam War Fact: Viet Cong – Charlie

Domino Theory

The End

When did the vietnam war end?

From the Vietnamese point of view, the fall of Saigon, which had been the South Vietnamese Political base, marked the end of the Vietnam War on April 30th 1975.... Continue reading

How did the Vietnam War end?

Similar questions: The end of the Vietnam war Vietnam war ended The Tet Offensive in 1968 marked a major turning point in the Vietnam War for North and South Vietnam... Continue reading

When was the end of the Vietnam War?

Viet Cong establishment

Operation Rolling Thunder

Tet Offensive

Vietnamization

Easter Offensive

Cambodian Campaign

Paris Peace Accord

Battle of Saigon

Fall of Saigon

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Latest Articles

Road to War

Tribute to Women Served in Vietnam

Laos & Cambodia Incursion

Tet Offensive

LBJ Goes to War

Tactics & Strategies

Major Battles

On the Home Front

Key People & Terms

The End

Aftermath