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The Vietnam Conflict, popularly known as the Vietnam War (also known as the Second Indochina War and colloquially as Vietnam or Nam as well as the American War or Kháng chiến chống Mỹ, the Resistance War Against America by the Vietnamese Communists in Vietnam) was a conflict in which the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam) and its allies fought against the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam) and its allies.
Many consider the Vietnam conflict a "proxy war", one of several that occurred during the Cold War between the United States and its Western allies on the one hand, and the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China on the other (other such wars took place in Korea and Angola.) Proxy wars occurred because the major players -- in particular the United States and the Soviet Union -- had a policy of mutually assured destruction ("M.A.D.") in which a nuclear strike against one country would result in total nuclear annhilation of the opposing country. Because the "superpowers" could not afford to fight each other directly, they did so indirectly through proxy wars in which they sought to extend their influence throughout the world.
North Vietnam's allies included the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam, the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. South Vietnam's main allies included the United States and South Korea; South Vietnam's allies deployed large numbers of troops. US combat troops were involved from 1959, but not in large numbers until 1965. They left the country in 1973. A large number of civilian casualties resulted from the war, which ended on April 30, 1975 with the capitulation of South Vietnam.
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This guy behind me is killin me wit deez vietnam stories..he got mad cuz i said he was a cook in the war...blllaaaahaaafaaaaaaaaaa
kamsoundz (PissyKam) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:34:33 -0000
This guy behind me is killin me wit deez vietnam stories..he got mad cuz i said he was a cook in the war...blllaaaahaaafaaaaaaaaaa
I have to write at least 5 pages about the Vietnam war within tomorrow. God, have mercy on my soul.
EmmaDomino (Emma Domino) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:25:27 -0000
I have to write at least 5 pages about the Vietnam war within tomorrow. God, have mercy on my soul.
@jaketapper american men luv war. esp those w/ a limited package. It will B up 2 the women ( again, as in vietnam ) 2 stp it.
maggiedo (Maggie Kortchmar) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:58:03 -0000
@jaketapper american men luv war. esp those w/ a limited package. It will B up 2 the women ( again, as in vietnam ) 2 stp it.
@srikanth_km the chair behind u looks like army stripes and BW profiles makes u look like a Vietnam war sergeant,lk 4 leaf tayback!@vinay_s
purnateja (purnateja) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:51:33 -0000
@srikanth_km the chair behind u looks like army stripes and BW profiles makes u look like a Vietnam war sergeant,lk 4 leaf tayback!@vinay_s
Going to Holmsdale, NJ today for a field trip to their Vietnam War Memorial.
MaxyDawg (Max Friedermann) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:06:41 -0000
Going to Holmsdale, NJ today for a field trip to their Vietnam War Memorial.
Show a student how we won the Vietnam War and the Media and Professors lie: http://rt.nu/9dfafk
Operation_VAF (Michael Fowler) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:58:56 -0000
Show a student how we won the Vietnam War and the Media and Professors lie: http://rt.nu/9dfafk
Books About Vietnam - An annotated list of books, videos, and music.
Meta Description: [ An annotated list of books, videos, and music about the Vietnam War available to purchase online through Amazon USA, Amazon UK, and Amazon Germany ]
Christian G. Appy - War historian describes his book, PATRIOTS: The Vietnam War Remembered From All Sides
Meta Description: [ Official site for Christian G. Appy, author of PATRIOTS: The Vietnam War From All Sides, and Working Class War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam. ]
France's Attitude Toward US Policy in Vietnam - Statement of President de Gaulle at his tenth press conference in Paris, July 23, 1964.
Letter Exchange - Letter from President Johnson to Ho Chi Minh, President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, February 8, 1967 for peace negotiations
North Vietnamese Aggression - The record of North Vietnam's campaign to conquer South Viet-Nam.
Pictures of the Vietnam War - Contains photos and poetry by Roy C. Gibson Jr.
RiverVet - Navy Mobile Riverine Force boats in action. Describes service, includes guestbook.
Meta Description: [ Pictures and stories of Navy Mobile Riverine Force boats in action in Vietnam ]
Swift Boat Historical Records - US Navy Operational Archives at the Washington Navy Yard for Task Force 115 documents (Dec 68-Mar 69).
Meta Description: [ Swift Boat Archives from the US Navy Operational Archives at the Washington Navy Yard for Task Force 115 documents (Dec 68-Mar 69). ]
Teaching about Vietnam and the Vietnam War - Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which deals with how to teach students about the Vietnam War.
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The Battle of Kontum - A history of the 1972 spring offensive in the Central Highlands from the perspective of a US Army aviator participant.
The Mourner's Song - Illustrated essay on war memorials in Vietnam, contrasting them to the memorials within the United States.
Meta Description: [ An excerpt from The Mourner's Song by James Tatum. Also available on web site: online catalogs, secure online ordering, excerpts from new books. Sign up for email notification of new releases in your field. ]
The Only War We've Got - Files and images about the U.S. experience in Vietnam, especially during the early years. Site by reporter and novelist Dan Ford, who was in Vietnam in 1964.
The Tonkin Bay Resolution - The Joint Resolution of U.S. Congress approved on August 10, 1964.
The Tonkin Gulf Incident - President Johnson's message to Congress on August 5, 1964.
The Vietnam War - Includes timeline, weapons, pictures and analysis of the conflict.
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U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War - Student-maintained social issues site honoring the people who fought.
Under Fire: Images From Vietnam - Photo gallery that offers high quality prints of images by professional photographers. Also includes audio interviews, and sounds of war.
Meta Description: [ Web photo gallery offers high quality prints of Vietnam War images by professional photographers, audio interviews, sounds of war, Vietnam visit, journalists and veterans memorials. ]
Viet Cong Program - The program of the People's Revolutionary Party of January, 1962.
Vietnam - The many complexities that made the war in Vietnam unique, including the people, battles, strategies and weaponry, are examined in each issue of this monthly magazine.
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Vietnam - Provides a virtual guided tour through America's archives with links to primary sources and audio clips of actual battles.
Vietnam - Links to documents relating to American foreign policy.
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Vietnam Checklist - List of related books, pamphlets, and articles. Many annotated.
Vietnam in Retrospect: Could We Have Won? - US Army War College article that examines the war's aims and character, and questions the feasibility of U.S. victory. Includes extensive footnotes.
Vietnam Memorial - Dedicated to the American dead of the war, includes names and biographies of some of the dead.
Vietnam Online - Transcript of A Television History; Roots of a War (1945-1953), made in 1983 for the PBS.
Vietnam War - Titles covering the conflict through a broad range of original historical source documents and photos.
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pages of once secret historical documents, recordings, photos, video
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Vietnam War - A collection of maps which describing the war from 1954 to 1975.
Vietnam War - Extensively annotated and cross-linked history of the conflict.
Vietnam War - Features examples of equipment and uniforms from the conflict.
Meta Description: [ Features photo galleries, a detailed timeline, biographies and extensive information on uniforms, gear and equipment from the Vietnam War ]
Vietnam War - America's Longest War - Vietnam War History, major battles and statistics, Collectables and Vietnam War Picture galleries.
Meta Description: [ All you need on the Vietnam War in 1 site. Vietnam War History, major battles and statistics, Collectables and Vietnam War Picture galleries ]
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Vietnam: The Last Battle - From John Pilger's website; on the film: Vietnam:The Last Battle, information on the war and its aftermath.
We Were Soldiers Once . . . And Young - Site dedicated to the events of Nov. 1965 at LZ XRAY in the Ia Drang Valley; the first major battle of the US forces.
Why CIA Analysts Were So Doubtful About Vietnam - Article in Studies in Intelligence examines the reasons the intelligence community questioned political pronouncements concerning the conflict. Details areas of doubt and the obstacles facing analysts. Includes extensive footnotes.
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