Johnrob/istockphotoThe Vietnam War remains a haunting yet fascinating time in history, and nearly half a century later, ...

The Vietnamese Communists, or Vietcong, were the military branch of the National Liberation Front (NLF), and were commanded by the Central Office for South Vietnam ... a way the war in the ...

The Vietnam War lasted for decades, with the North Vietnamese engaging South Vietnam, the United States and other allies in a protracted guerrilla war. The fighting raged across jungles, in the air, ...

Robert Dallek, Historian: There were people urging Kennedy to understand that if the Viet Cong guerillas succeed in South Vietnam, it's going to be seen as a model for guerilla warfare in other ...

particularly cannabis Drugs were seen as a way to escape the anxieties and horrors of fighting in Vietnam Desertion Huge numbers of soldiers ran away from the army Drafted soldiers were mostly ...

WELLSBURG — About 50 local Vietnam War veterans and their spouses accepted an invitation from Wellsburg Elks Lodge 1553 and ...

Vietnam had been a French colony close colonyA country, state or territory ruled over by another country, state or territory. before it was occupied by the Japanese during World War Two.

He also defeated the French with guerrilla warfare in the First Indochina War, which resulted in the official split between the North and the South in Vietnam. Though Minh died before the Fall of ...