Vietnam splits, North and South. ... Johnson retaliates against the North Vietnam. ... The North Vietnamese except sacrifice. ... North Vietnam declares a full war. ... North Vietnam plans a bold offense to shatter Americans hope from ending the war. ...
North Vietnam released all American prisoners of war. ... Dependence on the "camp follower economy," which had also lost its American backbone created inflation crippled the country. ... The North Vietnamese were gaining ground. ... As Hue, Danang and other major cities of the north fell to the North Vietnamese refugees fled south. ... North Vietnam was strong and capable. ...
A second major segment of the Johnson administration's covert war against North Vietnam was air operations in Laos, where a force of propeller-driven North American T-28 fighter-bombers had been organized. ... The remainder were manned by pilots of Air America, financed and controlled by the CIA under the control of Ambassador Leonard Unger. Throughout 1964, OPLAN 34A operations ranged from flights over North Vietnam by Lockheed U-2 spy planes to kidnappings of North Vietnamese citizens for intelligence information, parachuting sabotage and psychological warfare teams into the North, ...
The enemy were North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong but you rarely viewed them except as shadowy figures in the jungle or momentarily illuminated by the light of a flare. ... Why did America make out to its people that North Vietnam was the first to set off heavy artillery? ... Although, it did not tackle the bigger issues, it exposed American soldiers to the world and what they went through to try and defeat the North Vietnamese Soldiers and communism. ... On the other hand the Viet Kong and North Vietnamese soldiers, recruited women fighters who fought in the heart of the jungle. ... These pa...
North Vietnam were communists, South Vietnam were non-communists. The north wanted to overthrow the South's government. ... American military deaths had a count of 58,000 and 300,000 were wounded. North Vietnam had a total of 1 million dead and 600,000 wounded. ... The women who worked directly with the military were with the American Red Cross. ...
And, although it only lasted for about one month, it was one of America's most notable battles that taught the Americans and the Vietnamese valuable lessons about life and war. ... By mid-January, 1968, about 84,000 of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA), and the Vietcong troops were in South Vietnam. ... So the offensive did, in fact, not take Americans by surprise. ... United States Marines and paratroopers were ordered to go from house to house to find North Vietnamese and NLF soldiers. ... At the very least, they would shatter any illusions of American invulnerability as well as the ...
The American presence in Indochina had increased from the Truman administration to Kennedy's decision to initiate greater American involvement in 1961. ... America's involvement in Vietnam violated the terms of the Geneva Agreement of 1954 and American intervention was also justified by the American recognition of the demarcation line between North and South Vietnam as a valid political boundary, contrary to the Geneva Agreements specific statement that the line was strictly provisional. ... It was thought to be the " American Dien Bien Phu ". ... North Vietnam was a Communist ...
The longest war in American history, (besides the Iraq War), and probably one of the most controversial events in American history as a whole, the Vietnam war divided our country and resulted in over 58,000 American causalities. ... After an extremely devastating defeat for the French at the battle of Dim Bien Phu, peace talks held at Geneva concluded with the French leaving the country and Vietnam being divided at the 17th parallel into North Vietnam, led by Ho Chi Minh, and South Vietnam, led by Ngo Dinh Diem. ... However; in the interim, the north and south began a violent and political civ...
Covert dialogue between Henry Kissinger and North Vietnam dragged on with little progress. ... In January 1973, the United States and North Vietnam negotiated a peace. Sadly, the terms were little better than the ones proposed by North Vietnam in 1969. More than 25,000 American lives had been lost in that period of time. ... North Vietnam also wanted the president of South Vietnam Thieu dumped. ...
Aid to France in Indochina was a quid pro quo for French cooperation with America's plans for the defense of Europe through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ... Using as a provocation alleged North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. ... Kissinger to Paris for secret negotiations with the North Vietnamese. ... The American troops and POWs came home, but the war continued. ... In April 1975, North Vietnamese troops and tanks converged on Saigon, and the war was over. ...
(Raskin& Fall 191) American forces in Southeast Asia operated under some strict restraints such as no being allowed to invade enemy territory in North Vietnam and for many years being stuck in ground, search-and-destroy missions in the remote jungle regions (Cameron 80). ... As the Vietnam war intensified through 1965-1966 so did the Chinese commitment to North Vietnam (Raskin& Fall 207). ... An equal adversary, North Vietnam was a tricky enemy. ... From then on the Vietcong would avoid pitched battles with Americans unless the odds were clearly in their favor. ... The VC dug up and re-used Am...
The Americans fought a war without realizing the strength of the united Vietnameses" determination to succeed. ... It was Ho Chi Minh who did everything in his power to unite the north and south. ... That it was caused the American government to turn there backs to the Vietnamese. ... So when they had to fight the Americans, Ho Chi Minh was recognized by china and Russia as their own country and was supported by china. Because of the Americans slapping the Vietnamese in the face and china aiding Vietnam more people grew to like the communist party. ...
The Tet Offensive also had a large impact on the American society due to opposition to the war by civilians and the death of over 50,000 American soldiers. ... (Dougan 26) Eventually (1954) the French were forced to pull out and Vietnam was split into North and South. ... In a few places, like the city of Hue, the North Vietnamese forces held the city for three weeks before being overcome. ... (Krepinevich 234) As the war in Vietnam progressed, President Johnson perceived the need to send more American troops and finally declared war against the communist North Vietnamese. ... The war i...
North Vietnam was for the most part involved due to their Leader Ho Chi Ming centering his core beliefs on patriotism and communism as a way to "save his country" (Harrison). ... In 1954 the French were defeated in the north at Dien Bien Phu by the Viet Minh, but in the south, Vietnamese leaders did not want to be part of the Pro-Communist system being set up by the north. ... What he brought was a spirit of rebellion--against first the French and later the Americans. ... Kennedy who was thought of as a man with reason and skepticism had believed that with technology, airpower, production, ...
Korea was separated into North and South Korea. Those who were in the north were forced to fight their blood relatives in the south. ... No evidence was found of destructive weapons, but the U.S are still convinced that Iraq pose a threat to American safety. Although the war is technically over, Iraq has started a guerrilla war on the Americans. There have been reports of over 17 guerrilla attacks every day, terrorizing the Americans. ...
Vietnam: The War We Should Have Won The Vietnam War is one of the most disgraceful periods in American history. ... In the Gulf of Tonkin, several VC torpedo boats reportedly fired on a U.S. vessel. 6 Even though the American ship sustained no damages, Johnson drafted the "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution", which authorized him to use any force necessary to beat back the North Vietnamese. ... Also, the bombing of population centers rallied the enemy and brought the North Vietnamese closer together, instead of its actual goal. ... By using a flammable jelly to literally burn up all of North Vietnam, t...
These acts were the students' reaction to President Nixon's invasion of Cambodia, aiming at cut off supply routes from North to South Vietnam. ... He also ordered a series of violent attacks; the most important attack was the invasion of Cambodia in 1970, in an attempt to cut off supply routes from North to South Vietnam through Cambodia. ... That was really the battles in the heart of America. ... The war also left behind a painful America. ... American blood not only shed on the battlefields of Vietnam, it also shed on American territory against the US military intervention in Indo...
One of the main photojournalists in the Vietnam War was the American, Larry Burrows. ... The causes of the Vietnam War revolve around the simple belief held by America that communism was threatening to expand all over south-east Asia and America wanted to stop its spread. ... The Americans backed the capitalists, South Vietnam, but because they put troops on the ground the Soviets could only back North Vietnam through China, supplying them with weapons so that the Vietcong could fight the Americans. ... One other factor could have been television, which showed the conflict to Americans on a ni...
In late October of 1965 the troops of 1st brigade were sent into battle after a large North Vietnamese force attacked the Plei Me Special Forces camp. ... Once again America had just finished a great war in which France was an important ally. ... Kennedy quickly discovered that this was a new kind of war America was fighting. ... By the time of Kennedy's death America would have 16,000 "advisors" in the country. ... The television brought Vietnam into the homes of Americans and fueled protest against it. ...
In early 1968, the North Vietnamese launched the Tet Offensive, a major incursion into South Vietnam. During the offensive, North Vietnamese troops were able to briefly occupy the U.S. embassy in Saigon. ... Two well-known instances from the Tet Offensive that were shown in living rooms all across America had a devastating effect on America's feelings about the war in Vietnam. ... Coming from "the most trusted man in America", many Americans took these comments to mean that Vietnam was a lost cause and the best thing for the United States to do was get out before suffering further casual...
He writes of dealing with the harsh conditions, terrain and climate of the Mekong Delta, lack of adequate leadership and the poor attitude of the soldiers not only toward the North Vietnamese Army, Viet Cong but also towards the South Vietnamese whom they were fighting along side (p. 129). ... The hatred of the Vietnamese amongst the men was high, not only for the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese but also for the ARVN who where fighting along with the U.S., "We fought their war while they watched" (p. 129). ... Fighting not only the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army on the battle field, Hac...
They believed that America's role was to be the one who stepped in and put an end to communism. ... I think we're fighting for the North Vietnamese, ain't we?... " We went to war to win, because Vietnamese were seen as inferior to Americans. ... American Warcraft decimated Vietnam, through bombs, gas, and gunfire. ... When the Vietnam War was finally over, American soldiers were rudely welcomed home. ...
His actions helped to perpetuate American involvement in Vietnam and promote servile insurrection in Southern Vietnam. ... "If he could not fight little boys, he thought, how could he ever become a soldier and fight the Americans with their airplanes, and helicopters, and bombs? ... The Viet Minh were fighting against a common enemy, the Americans and their brutal southern regime. Although Diem's time as dictator was relatively short, his actions turned many Viet Minh, with just cause, against the Americans, and they"re fellow countrymen. As the Americans supported Diem's every move ...
There were many problems that the Americans faced. ... The Americans also had a lax way of life compared to the Communists who only had the basics. ... The way the Americans had things did not help, they had a massive lack of discipline. ... Rolling Thunder was the name for the aerial bombardment against North Vietnam, the US dropped more bombs in Vietnam than they did in WWII. ... The latter being where they would use small units to wear down the Americans and damage their morale. ...
And when they discovered that the actual truth of what was really going on was completely opposite to what the government had been telling to the American public. ... Thus leading the uproars and riots by the American public demanding our troops to be returned home and for the United States to end their involvement. ... And reportedly not a single shot was fired against the American Soldiers at My Lai. ... But when it came to helping North Vietnam we turned our backs on them and sided with the french, their oppressors and south Vietnam. Which was surprising to me because America as a nation...
