The Effect of Agent Orange of the Vietnam War Many say it is the first war the United States of America has ever lost, but not before they left a legacy of infinite destruction. The Vietnam War was fought between the Communistic Northern Vietnam and the anti-communistic Southern Vietnam from November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975, with the United States being the primary supporter of the South. Worried about the Viet Cong’s style of guerrilla fighting tactics, such as hidden traps and miles of underground
During the Vietnam War the US was fighting an invisible enemy. Being accustomed to the terrain, the Vietnamese were trained to be able to attack quickly and instantaneously slip back into the dense jungle. As a result the U.S. was falling behind in the arms race. In 1962 the U.S. implemented an operation, namely Operation Trail Dust. The operation was active between 1962 to 1971. During Operation Trail Dust defoliants were dispersed in order to destroy the jungle to deprive the Viet Cong of hiding
Vietnam War Survey 1. The Vietnam War, called the American War by the Vietnamese, officially began November 1st, 1955, but has its roots dating back to the French Indochina War. Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries had been colonized by the French as early as 1874, then called French Indochina. During the French Indochina War, Ho Chi Minh, the revolutionary leader of the Indochinese Communist Party (PCI), led a group of Nationalist and Communist-minded group called the Viet Minh against their
Soldiers of the Vietnam War “Whether they volunteered or were drafted, 1 out of 10 soldiers were injured or killed during Vietnam.” (“Vietnam War History” n.pag.) The Vietnam war was the longest war in American history. The armed conflicts led to a staggering total of three million fatalities, out of the three million about 58,000 were Americans. 2,709,918 American soldiers served in Vietnam from 1956 to 1975. One third of the soldiers were drafted, and two thirds of the soldiers were volunteers
Some say the Vietnam War was one of the most brutal wars that has been fought. Most do not even know why the Vietnam war started. The Vietnam war is known for being one of the harshest wars on the soldiers because of the hot soggy conditions. (Vietnam causes) The reason that the Vietnam war started was to prevent communism from spreading to other parts of the world. Russia was the main source of communism enforcement. The north of Vietnam is communist, while the south of Vietnam is not. The north
The first stanza gives an account of the training that took place before the war. Puckapunyal, Canungra and Shoalwater are all Australian military training bases. An interesting note is that Denny is actually John Schumann’s wife. The song is based around his brother in-laws experience. The second stanza draws the reader to the main character of the song. “This clipping from the paper shows us young and strong and clean. And there's me in my slouch hat with my SLR and greens.” The language used
Prior to researching the Vietnam War I knew very little. However I do know that the Vietnam War was quite often referred to as “America’s longest war” and that it began in 1954 until 1975. Also that even though the war itself ended in 1975, in 1973 the U.S. American combat troops were withdrawn, and two years after their withdrawal the South Vietnamese forces had surrendered to the North. The dates of the Vietnam War are from 1954 to 1975. The Domino Theory was the main reason that the U.S. had gotten
Throughout the Vietnam War (1965-75) the United States adopted a destructive approach in order to achieve the aim of demoralizing and wearing down the Viet Cong, the supporters of North Vietnam and the communist regime. Considering the fact that Americans had a huge army, money and technology at their disposal while the Vietcong appeared to be merely an underground army using guerrilla tactics; America’s victory in Vietnam seemed almost inevitable. However, by April 1975, America’s political ego
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, DC next to the National Mall, just northeast of the Lincoln Memorial. As designed by Maya Lin, the Memorial consists of two black granite slabs bearing the names of those killed or missing in action during the Vietnam War. At the time of its construction, Lin’s design was controversial, and there have been additions made to the overall site plan over the years. I have visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in person and also have some recollection
Charlotte Power U.S History since 1860 November 13th, 2014 Vietnam War: Comparative Literary Analysis People, through their lifetime, will sooner or later hear the Vietnam War mentioned. Sure it was a war with great value to historians, but the average person does not even know what the war was fought over. The soldiers who fought in the war were asking the same question. The war was fought to try and combat communism from consuming South Vietnam. Most people didn’t understand why the States were involved