The Vietnam War is one of if not arguably the most devastating and well-known war happening after the infamous World War I and World War II. It is also the war that many do not understand fully because the information given by the media and taught in schools is usually limited, incomplete, incorrect and full of bias for both sides in the war.
The Vietnam war was misreported then now is misunderstood and misremembered more than any events in American history – Former U.S President Richard Nixon, No More Vietnams
While some aspects of the Vietnam War are really debatable, its truths have a strong voice of their own and are indeed indisputable. This is an effort to collect and bring the hidden facts, myths and statistics of the Vietnam War to light.
Development & Early Use During the World War I, gasoline was used in combat flamethrowers. However, the essential problem with gasoline was that it burned out too quickly to be effective. To increase its effectiveness, the U.S. Chemical Warfare... Continue reading
In 1959, The Lao Dong Party’s (Communist Party) Central Committee decided to increase support to the communist insurgency in South Vietnam. On the occasion of Ho Chi Minh’s birthday on May 19, 1959, Major General Nguyen Van Vinh instructed... Continue reading
October surprise, which first came into use shortly after the 1972 presidential election, referred to news events that happened right before the election and have the potential to influence its outcome. As the Election Day typically occurs on the... Continue reading
Domino Theory came from the notion of “containment” that governed American foreign policy from late 1940s until 1980s. It was basically said that if one country came under communist influence or control, its neighboring countries would soon follow in a... Continue reading
In early 1960s, after the formation of the National Liberation Front (NLF), Vietnamese communists began to increase their operations in South Vietnam. As part of their guerilla tactics, the Viet Cong usually based and operated in South Vietnamese lush... Continue reading
When the United States first sent their troops to Vietnam on March 8, 1965, many Americans supported that military effort. 61 percent of Americans said no when asked if the U.S. military intervention in Vietnam was a mistake. However,... Continue reading
What was “Viet Cong”? The term “Việt Cộng” first appeared in various Saigon newspapers in 1956. It came from the phrase “Việt Nam Cộng Sản” which means “Vietnamese Communists” and “Việt gian Cộng Sản” which literally means “Vietnamese Traitor... Continue reading
According to the Code of Federal Regulations Chapter 38 Paragraph 3.2(f), Vietnam Era is the period from February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975 inclusive for those who served in the South Vietnam during that period and from August... Continue reading
The fall of Saigon and South Vietnam on April 30, 1975 eventually ended the longest war the U.S. have ever involved. Not only the longest, the Vietnam War also brought arguably the most traumatic experience for the U.S. in... Continue reading
There are quite a lot of intriguing facts and statistics about Vietnam war. We also have our own collection. Here it is, our top 10 interesting facts about Vietnam war that you may not know: Vietnam was under Chinese... Continue reading