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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

How did the Vietnam War start?

When did the Vietnam War start?

When was the Vietnam war?

Why did the Vietnam War start?

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 was Nixon’s Vietnamization Policy?

Vietnamization was a policy of the Nixon administration during the Vietnam War soon after President Nixon took office in January 1969. The plan was... Continue reading

Search and Destroy: A Misconception

National Liberation Front: From Guerrilla Attacks to Conventional Warfare

What were North Vietnamese tactics?

The Controversy of Phoenix Program

Vietnamization: In Theory and In Reality

Major Battles

The Fall of Saigon

Why was the Tet Offensive the turning point of the Vietnam War?

The Tet Offensive

Operation Linebacker II – The Christmas Bombing

Operation Rolling Thunder

On the Home Front

Vietnam POWs

On August 5, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson ordered Operation “Pierce Arrow” – the first U.S. air operation against North Vietnam in response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. The... Continue reading

U.S. Propaganda in the Vietnam War

Vietnam War protests

Vietnam War Soldiers

Vietnam War Draft

The Pentagon Papers

Counterculture

Key People & Terms

White House Plumbers

The White House Plumbers, also known as Washington Plumbers or plumbers for short, were a White House convert Special Investigation Unit formed on July 24, 1971 by the Nixon administration... Continue reading

Free Fire Zone

Free fire zone was a common term used by the U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War. Its definition could be found in the Field Manual FM 6-20 as a... Continue reading