Recommend subscribing to a magazine titled, Vietnam, originally founded in the 70's by US COLONEL Harry G. Summers, (1932-1999). COL Summers was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Viet War historians frequently contribute articles to this publication.
Johnson gave permission to attack Vietnam forces in 1965. In the same year Saigon fell, which signaled the return of U.S. forces in 1975. U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war was 10 years 1965-75. The United States had soldiers in Vietnam from 1959 to 1973. The Paris Peace Accords were signed in February, 1973 among North Vietnam, South Vietnam and the United States. The U.S. had all of their troops out of Vietnam by April, 1973. The South Vietnamese government fell to the communist North in April, 1975. From 1959 to 1975 the war was fought, 16 years, making it the longest war in U.S. history. The war was a draw and the U.S. left after they failed to save Saigon.
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This question is indirectly related to the "Vietnam Syndrome" (a loss of self respect and with a defeatist attitude). The Vietnam War has NO exact starting and ending date. Which added to the confusion to the men fighting the war, which fuelled a defeatist attitude. President Eisenhower sent US advisers to Vietnam in 1955. President Kennedy sent US Special Forces (Green Beret) to Vietnam in 1961. President Johnson sent US Marines to Vietnam in 1965. That's for the starting date. President Nixon had the "Paris Peace Accord" signed in 1973 ending the war officially for the US (we still had covert operations going on). The communists conducted a full scaled military invasion in 1975, capturing the capital of South Vietnam, Saigon, in April 1975, the war was over. That's for the ending date.
Q who was the victor of the Vietnam war? A I have no idea who won the Vietnam war!!!!
No, the Vietnam War was in Vietnam
See: List of anti-war organizations.
they never did that is why historians call it a conflict not a war
Lasted from 1955 until 1975; some historians prefer to use the dates of 1961-1975.
Most historians accept 1961 as the starting date.
Most historians have selected 1961-1975 for the Vietnam War.
Historians estimate approximately one million Vietnamese refugees left Vietnam.
The war began when President Eisenhower sent US Advisers to Vietnam in 1955; however most historians consider the starting date of the war to be 1961, when President Kennedy sent the Special Forces (Green Beret) to Vietnam.
Most historians like to use the year 1961 as a starting point.
1961 is the year most accepted by current historians.
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The US didn't win it. Or...North Vietnam won the war. Either way is preferable to "losing the war" according to the many hard core historians.
'55-'75; however most historians choose to use 1961-1975.