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Road to War

How did the Vietnam War start?

On May 07, 1954, Viet Minh forces won the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and ended French involvement in Indochina. This victory led to the Geneva Conference where the French and Viet Minh negotiated... Continue reading

Why did the Vietnam War start?

Similar questions: what caused the Vietnam war? what started the Vietnam war? causes of the Vietnam war why was the Vietnam war fought? In short, the Vietnam War started as a result of the... Continue reading

When was the Vietnam war?

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

When did the Vietnam War start?

Who Started The Vietnam War?

Tribute to Women Served in Vietnam

Laos & Cambodia Incursion

Tet Offensive

LBJ Goes to War

Tactics & Strategies

National Liberation Front: From Guerrilla Attacks to Conventional Warfare

From Viet Minh to Viet Cong At the end of the First Indochina War in 1954, there were some 60,000 Viet Minh members serving... Continue reading

The Rise of Phoenix Program In Vietnam

Strategic Hamlet Program

Why did Search & Destroy fail in Vietnam?

What was Nixon’s Vietnamization Policy?

Search and Destroy: A Misconception

What were North Vietnamese tactics?

Major Battles

The Tet Offensive

Operation Rolling Thunder

The Fall of Saigon

Operation Linebacker II – The Christmas Bombing

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

On the Home Front

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 Veterans

U.S. Propaganda in the Vietnam War

Vietnam Veterans Memorials

Watergate Scandal Timeline

Media Role in The Vietnam War

Vietnam POWs

Key People & Terms

Punji Sticks

In the early years of the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong – small and poor equipped guerrilla groups was at a serious disadvantage when facing modern American forces equipped... Continue reading