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    The Vietnam War is one of if not arguably the most devastating and well-known war happening after the infamous World War I and World War II. It is also the war that many do not understand fully because the information given by the media and taught in schools is usually limited, incomplete, incorrect and full of bias for both sides in the war.

    The Vietnam war was misreported then now is misunderstood and misremembered more than any events in American history – Former U.S President Richard Nixon, No More Vietnams
    While some aspects of the Vietnam War are really debatable, its truths have a strong voice of their own and are indeed indisputable. This is an effort to collect and bring the hidden facts, myths and statistics of the Vietnam War to light.
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    Facts About The Vietnam War You Should Know

    The Vietnam War Team June 14, 2014 Leave a comment
    This is a comprehensive list of facts about the Vietnam War. It will be constantly updated so bookmark it if necessary.   Causes The act of suppressing non-communist members within the Viet Minh when Ho Chi Minh was away... Continue reading

    Top 10 interesting Facts About Vietnam War

    Alan Rohn December 14, 2012 10 Comments
    There are quite a lot of intriguing facts and statistics about Vietnam war. We also have our own collection. Here it is, our top 10 interesting facts about Vietnam war that you may not know: Vietnam was under Chinese... Continue reading

    Interesting Figures & Facts About Vietnam War

    Alan Rohn November 29, 2012 Leave a comment
    Troops 2,709,918 American served in uniform in Vietnam. About 7,500 American women served in the Vietnam war. Almost 2/3 of Americans served in Vietnam were volunteers while 2/3 of men served in World War II were drafted. End of... Continue reading

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