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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 did the Vietnam War start?

When was the Vietnam war?

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

Who Started The Vietnam War?

Tribute to Women Served in Vietnam

Laos & Cambodia Incursion

Tet Offensive

LBJ Goes to War

Tactics & Strategies

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

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

What was Australian Tactics in Vietnam war?

Search and Destroy: A Misconception

What were North Vietnamese tactics?

How effective was the Vietnamization?

Vietnamization: In Theory and In Reality

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

What were major Battles of the Vietnam War?

Operation Linebacker II – The Christmas Bombing

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

The Tet Offensive

The Fall of Saigon

On the Home Front

U.S. Propaganda in the Vietnam War

Communist Aggression Before President Johnson officially dispatched the first U.S. combat troops to Da Nang in March, 1965, the U.S. government had prepared the country for the war in... Continue reading

The Pentagon Papers

Vietnam War Veterans

Watergate Scandal Summary

Counterculture

Vietnam POWs

Vietnam War protests

Vietnam War Soldiers

Key People & Terms

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