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U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird (1922-) is the mastermind of Nixon's Vietnamization strategy. He first used the term in March 1969 after a visit to South Vietnam. Read more → Click To Tweet

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Road to War

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

Why did the Vietnam War start?

How did the Vietnam War start?

When was the Vietnam war?

When did the Vietnam War start?

Tribute to Women Served in Vietnam

Laos & Cambodia Incursion

Tet Offensive

LBJ Goes to War

Tactics & Strategies

How effective was the Vietnamization?

As part of the Vietnamization plan, together with efforts to update and prepare South Vietnamese army, the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam was... Continue reading

The Rise of Phoenix Program In Vietnam

National Liberation Front: From Guerrilla Attacks to Conventional Warfare

Search and Destroy: A Misconception

The Controversy of Phoenix Program

What were North Vietnamese tactics?

Why did Search & Destroy fail in Vietnam?

Major Battles

Operation Rolling Thunder

On August 7, 1964, the U.S Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident authorizing the President Johnson to use military power in Southeast Asia without a formal declaration of war. Deeper American... Continue reading

Operation Linebacker II – The Christmas Bombing

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

The Fall of Saigon

What were major Battles of the Vietnam War?

The Tet Offensive

On the Home Front

Vietnam War Veterans

Four years after the first withdrawal of a U.S. battalion, the last U.S. combat troops eventually left South Vietnam on March 29, 1973. In total, there were around 2.5... Continue reading

Vietnam Veterans Memorials

Vietnam War protests

Vietnam War Draft

Counterculture

Vietnam POWs

Vietnam War Soldiers

Media Role in The Vietnam War

Key People & Terms

Credibility Gap

When the United States first sent their troops to Vietnam on March 8, 1965, many Americans supported that military effort. 61 percent of Americans said no when asked if... Continue reading

Notable Vietnam Veterans

By the end of the war in May 1975, more than 2.5 million American military personnel had served in Vietnam1. Most came home carrying a heavy impact from the... Continue reading