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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 was the Vietnam war?

Since the United States never officially declare war on North Vietnam, the start date of the Vietnam War is open to debate. When the war began usually depends on which events one refers to.... Continue reading

Why did the Vietnam War start?

When did the Vietnam War start?

How 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 Australian Tactics in Vietnam war?

On 8 March 1966, the Australian government announced that the 1st Battalion, Royal Australia Regiment (1RAR), which was then a part of the U.S.... Continue reading

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

National Liberation Front: From Guerrilla Attacks to Conventional Warfare

Why did Search & Destroy fail in Vietnam?

Strategic Hamlet Program

What was Nixon’s Vietnamization Policy?

The Controversy of Phoenix Program

Major Battles

Operation Linebacker II – The Christmas Bombing

Operation Rolling Thunder

What were major Battles of the Vietnam War?

The Fall of Saigon

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 Veterans Memorials

Watergate Scandal Timeline

U.S. Propaganda in the Vietnam War

Watergate Scandal Summary

Vietnam War Soldiers

Vietnam War protests

Key People & Terms

Silent Majority

Although the phrase “Silent Majority” came into use as early as in the late 19th century to depict “dead”, it was not popularized until the speech of U.S. President... Continue reading

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