The Vietnam War - Vietnam War Facts, Timelines, Events & Questions

Did You Know?

7,000 people were evacuated by helicopter in Operation Frequent Wind - the largest helicopter evacuation in history. Read more → Click To Tweet

Latest Articles

Road to War

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?

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?

When was the Vietnam war?

When did the Vietnam War start?

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

Tribute to Women Served in Vietnam

Laos & Cambodia Incursion

Tet Offensive

LBJ Goes to War

Tactics & Strategies

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

The Controversy of Phoenix Program

Although Phoenix (Phung Hoang) Program was a crucial element of the post Tet 1968 pacification plan, it has subsequently been considered among the most... Continue reading

The Rise of Phoenix Program In Vietnam

What were North Vietnamese tactics?

How effective was the Vietnamization?

Search and Destroy: A Misconception

National Liberation Front: From Guerrilla Attacks to Conventional Warfare

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

The Tet Offensive

Operation Linebacker II – The Christmas Bombing

What were major Battles of the Vietnam War?

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

The Fall of Saigon

On the Home Front

Watergate Scandal Timeline

Following is the detailed timeline of the Watergate scandal that brought President Richard Nixon down. The controversy while started from the break-in on June 16, 1972 was arguably rooted... Continue reading

The Pentagon Papers

Watergate Scandal Summary

Vietnam Veterans Memorials

Vietnam War Veterans

Vietnam War Soldiers

Vietnam POWs

Vietnam War Draft

Key People & Terms

Vietnam War Fact: October Surprise

October surprise, which first came into use shortly after the 1972 presidential election, referred to news events that happened right before the election and have the potential to influence... 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