Vietnam War?

Question

What was the Vietnam war about? Who fought with whom?? I need good facts, please? ...thanks!

Answer 1

Who: The South Vietnamese government (backed by the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, South Korea and Thailand) versus the National Liberation Front and Vietcong of North Vietnam.
Where: Vietnam (see map below).
When : 1957-1975, although the conflict really began in 1946 when Vietnam was still a French colony.

Why: To prevent Communist North Vietnam from taking over Nationalist South Vietnam.

what: The conflict between North and South Vietnam began in 1941 with the creation of Communist Vietminh (which resided mainly in the northern part of the country) under the control of Ho Chi Minh. The Nationalists of South Vietnam, led by Ngo Dinh Diem strongly opposed the Vietminh. There was a struggle of power regarding who controlled Vietnam until the Geneva Conference divided Vietnam into northern and southern areas. The separation was to be in effect until elections could be held in 1956. However, South Vietnam claimed independence after Ngo Dinh Diem canceled national elections. He suspected the elections would be unfairly influenced by Ho Chi Minh. The Vietminh, or the National Liberation Front (NLF), created the People's Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF), more popularly known as the Vietcong (VC). The VC specialized in guerilla warfare and was designed to supplement the NLF's forces. President John F. Kennedy sent a team to Vietnam to assess the seriousness of the conflicts. In 1961, the US and South

Vietnam signed a military and economic aid accord. In 1965, fulfilling the agreement, the US began to bomb North Vietnam.
By 1968 there were 550,000 American troops in Vietnam. They could only hold the Vietcong. On January 30, 1968, the start of the Vietnamese New Year celebration, North Vietnam and the VC launched the Tet offensive attacking the major cities of South Vietnam. The attacks were especially savage in Saigon and Hue. This massive attack scared the US. President Lyndon B. Johnson cutback American bombing and failed to approve the request for more troops. In 1969, after building up South Vietnamese forces, US President Richard Nixon began to pull US troops out of Vietnam, a policy he dubbed Vietnamization. The official ceasefire was signed in Paris on January 27, 1973. After the departure of American troops, North Vietnam conquered South Vietnam. The Vietnam War ended with the Fall of Saigon in May, 1975.

http://sophia.smith.edu/~abloomga/Breorweb01/warstudy/VIETNAM.html
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769991.html
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=432

Answer 2

2 Sep 1945 - April 1975 and you prefer a million/2 an internet site? you're conscious there have been 3??????? or are you a member of the lavatory Kerry delusion club? SSG US military seventy 3-80 two A time line would nicely be got here across at under. the different 2 are only delusion busters. Chuq Mung Nam Moi (Chuke Mung Num Moyee)

Answer 3

Veitnam was orginally a Colony of France known as French Indo-China. THey were trying to keep control of it, the Chinese along with a good number of the N. Veitnamese wanted them out. At first the French tried to hold it on their own in the 1940's without much success. They called on one of their allies, the Canadians to help them at first it looked as though this would be enough. It wasn't an shortly the Canadians left, the French pressed on, they appealed to the English who weren't in a position to help but the Australians were and so they got involved. Still France couldn't hold on to her colony, by 1948 it was clear to the Australians that this was pretty much a hopeless cause, the French appealed to us, we came in but in typical American Fashion were late to the dance. By the time we entered the war the French had given up, by the early 1960's there were more Americans and Australians(some stayed an fought on, tough bastards:) really) than French in French Indo-China and it's official name became Veitnam.

Answer 4

I noticed that you listed all our Allies - but left out the fact that - China had tens of thousand's troops fighting on the ground. China was supplying the North better than we were, then Russia got into it. The Russians sent their best jets by the hundreds, AK-47's by the millions, Ammo by the tens of millions, and we even had reports that Russian pilots were flying missions - We were not just fighting to help in a Civil War - we were fight Commies. They now own all of South East Asia -






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Answer 5

I was there in '68 and '69 with the Rangers training the Hmong in the Northern highlands going from spears to rifles. What was it about? what's it always about, who knows for sure anymore? after two years at 18 years old of running for my life, getting shot at and, shoting at someone, I don't think I cared anymore. I was wounded twice, they wouldn't send me back, they couldn't.
We ran, walked and hid for eight months, headed South and, blew bridges, roads, etc. the VC were right behind us trying to stop us.

The VC and the VC regulars were really bandit groups that were loyal to Ho Chi Mihn, the Al Capone of Viet Nam. If you really look at it all the South Eastern Asian communities were run by bandit gangs. There's no other way to discribe them. the biggest one, is the strongest, the others swearing their loyalities. The biggest one, Ho Chi getting his support from Communits China at the time due to political circumstances and his stature. He got his arms, men and doctrine.

When they formed the fifth Vietnamiese regiment, something like 50 thousand strong and supported by the chinese, they swept through 'Nam like a swarm of ants.

Politically speaking Mac was pulled out of 'Nam, he wasn't allowed to go "the limit" and follow through with any attacks, we were at a stanstill and stymied. Attack after attack we had to retreat and take it in the butt, look back at our dead and wounded and, go back the next day. Like little kids. Hill after hill, we'd do the same. We began to get tired of it and "lost "it.

The regulars that came in didn't see it until later, in '70 and '71 they started to rebel. It was to late, American soldiers were simply giving in. America was agianst us, calling us names, the higher eschleon was against us, using us, no one was on our side, we wanted to go home.

My story: two tours, wounded twice. Still have the scars and, my older daughters don't even know I was there.

Answer 6

the las tpatriots like the ones in history books did that with ther, counter parts, another irespaonsible country