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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?

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

How did the Vietnam War start?

Who Started The Vietnam War?

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

When did the Vietnam War start?

Tribute to Women Served in Vietnam

Laos & Cambodia Incursion

Tet Offensive

LBJ Goes to War

Tactics & Strategies

Vietnamization: In Theory and In Reality

The “Secret Plan” of Nixon After the stunning Tet Offensive, American public, who was already cautious about the war in Vietnam, now changed their... 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

What was Nixon’s Vietnamization Policy?

What were North Vietnamese tactics?

Why did Search & Destroy fail in Vietnam?

National Liberation Front: From Guerrilla Attacks to Conventional Warfare

The Controversy of Phoenix Program

Major Battles

What were major Battles of the Vietnam War?

The Tet Offensive

Operation Rolling Thunder

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 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

Vietnam War Veterans

Vietnam Veterans Memorials

Watergate Scandal Timeline

Vietnam War Draft

The Pentagon Papers

Vietnam War protests

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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