The vietnam war is often given as an example of a proxy war. Base development in south vietnam, 19651970 1991, by carroll h. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help. Pride of place, however, goes to the new breed in all, the complete encyclopedia ofweapons of of capital ships the aircraft carriers, which were world war ii is a unique and essential document, cov born in the interwar. It has attracted an enormous amount of academic attention and. Vietnam war, 19611975 engineering and construction. But proxy wars happened long before the cold war and are still happening. The origins of the vietnam war can be traced to frances colonization of indochina in the late 1880s. The vietnam war was a military action in southeast asia in which the united states never formally declared war. The vietnam war entry in the canadian encyclopedia asserts that canadas record on the truce commissions was a prosaigon partisan.
Vietnam war 195475, conflict that pitted the communist government of north vietnam and its allies in south vietnam, the viet cong, against south vietnam and its principal ally, the united states. It is an invaluable look at the people, places, events, and ideas both on the battlefield and on the home front of this confusing and contentious period. Origins of the vietnam war oxford research encyclopedia of. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data the encyclopedia of the vietnam war. During the war of 1812 only sabers and pistols were issued to the dragoons. The saigon river, which meandered through the rung sat special zone, a vcdominated area also known as the forest of assassins, provided allied seaborne logistics a direct route to the south vietnamese capital. Answering press questions after addressing a howard university audience on 2 march 1965, king asserted that the war in vietnam was accomplishing nothing and called for a negotiated settlement schuette, king preaches on nonviolence. The historiography of the war given the burgeoning literature devoted to it, the vietnam war is surely a contender with the civil war for the title of americas most studied conflict. The war became so unpopular in the united states that president nixon eventually agreed to send american soldiers home in 1973. War simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Bararmor experiments on m1 apcs in the vietnam war tanks. When france withdrew and vietnam was divided in two in 1954, the united states continued to support anticommunist forces in south vietnam. Fischer of dubuque who suggested an idea in 1967 that affected thousands of. Now tucker has produced an abridged onevolume edition, a miracle of concision. How i will compress four lectures into one because ive. Military and diplomatic course the vietnam war was the longest deployment of u. Encyclopedia britannica, written in british english, the vietnam war explores the long and costly civil war pitting south vietnamese and u. Now tucker has produced an abridged onevolume edition, a miracle of concision that includes virtually all the entries found in the parent volume, in condensed form. It was part of a larger regional conflict as well as a manifestation of the cold war. All of your favorite books and authors can be found here.
The nlf program called for the overthrow of the saigon diem, most of which went to the south vietnamese military budget. C4 is composed of explosives, plastic binder, plasticizer and usually a marker or odorizing taggant chemical such as 2,3dimethyl2,3dinitrobutane dmdnb to help detect the. American military strategy in the vietnam war, 19651973. This authoritative encyclopedia separates the facts of americas longest war from the polemics that obscured them. Ten long essays delve into major themes such as the war s effects on the united states and vietnam, the land and peoples of vietnam, and the french colonial era. Pdf the encyclopedia of weapons of world war ii erlet.
North vietnam wanted to reunite the country under communism, its political and economic system. The conflict was intensified by the ongoing cold war between the united states and the soviet union. The vietnam war was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of north vietnam against south vietnam and its principal ally, the united states. Talk about the different effects the vietnam war had on america, and. Provides a comprehensive study of the vietnam war and sheds more light on the longest and one of the most controversial conflicts in u. The vietnam war this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. It began in 1954, after the country of vietnam was split into two parts, north vietnam and south vietnam.
The vietnam war was very controversial, especially in the united states, and it was the first war to feature live television coverage. Written to provide multidimensional perspectives into the conflict, it covers not only the american experience in vietnam, but also the entire scope of vietnamese history, including the french. It was also the first major armed conflict that the united states lost. The threevolume encyclopedia of the vietnam war, edited by spencer tucker, has been hailed as the most comprehensive reference work on that watershed event. Sep 18, 1998 the vietnam war was the defining event of recent u. The justification can be either theoretical or historical. A political, social, and military history, 2nd edition. Complete organized chaos for the new guys would begin as we landed in vietnam. Musket model 1795, the principle small arm used by the army in the war of. Bararmor experiments on m1 apcs in the vietnam war. We hold the truth that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator certain unalienable rights, that among these are life.
Instead, the m1 received numerous minor modifications and the machinegun cupola mount to improve its firepower instead. The vietnam war also known as the second indochina war, and in vietnam as the resistance. The theoretical aspect is concerned with ethically justifying war and the forms that warfare may or may not take. Learning objective i, wor theme learn about the war that enmeshed the united states in a battle against communism in southeast asia for more than twenty years. Historians of the conflict and participants alike have since critiqued the ways in which civilian. Origins of the vietnam war oxford research encyclopedia. Although there is no formal declaration of war from which to date u. The vietnam war article 1960s america khan academy. The lack of a truly comprehensive encyclopedia on the vietnam war has long been a problem for reference staff in academic, public, and school libraries. Vietnam war simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Just war theory deals with the justification of how and why wars are fought. The viet minh, led by ho chi minh, emerged as the dominant anticolonial movement by the end of world war ii, though viet minh leaders encountered difficulties as they tried to consolidate their power on the eve of the first indochina war against france.
Starting with the beginnings of vietnamese history, it traces the events preceding the french war, continues through the american war, and ends with its aftermath. Just war theory internet encyclopedia of philosophy. The vietnam war influenced the peacenik generation that form. More than a quarter of a century after the last marine corpshuey left the american embassy in saigon, the lessons and legaciesof the most divisive war in twenti. A political, social, and military history pdf, epub ebook d0wnl0ad the vietnam war was the defining event of recent u.
Wells land battleships to the latest main battle tanks, our articles cover all eras of armor development and cover a wide swathe of armored vehicle designs ranging from bridge layers and engineering vehicles to. Canadian corporations sold war material to the americans. Pride of place, however, goes to the new breed in all, the complete encyclopedia ofweapons of of capital ships the aircraft carriers, which were world war ii is a unique and essential document, cov born in the interwar period and which achieved ering the equipment and weapons systems. In addition to the more than threemillion americans who served during the vietnam war and witnessed it firsthand, this lengthy conflict touched nearly every aspect of the american experience in the 1960s and 1970s. Vietnam s capital city, hanoi, is located in the northern part of the country. Now in its second edition, the encyclopedia of the vietnam war. It is hard to say how much the bararmor could have reduced losses to the m1 in vietnam had it been adopted or at least modified and adopted. How i will compress four lectures into one because ive run out of time. Vietnam war, 19611975 engineering and construction base development in south vietnam, 19651970 1991, by carroll h. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia redirected from composition 4 c4 or composition c4 is a common variety of the plastic explosive known as composition c.
On 2 september 1945 at hanois ba dinh square, ho chi minh issued the historic vietnamese proclamation of independence with words borrowed from the american declaration of independence. China attacks vietnam january 1979 fights for two months in north. A war between peoples and groups in the same country is known as a civil war. Written to provide multidimensional perspectives into the conflict, it covers not only the american experience in vietnam. The vietnam war was a long conflict in southeast asia. Vietnam war, 19611975 examinations, questions, etc. United states participation began with limited use of american troops as advisers to south vietnam. We would be organized militarily, but we would have to break the bad habit, of trying to fight a conventional war in a guerrilla warfare environment.
This is the story of the vietnam war told through quotations in chronological sequence. The vietnam war is classed as the second war of the indochina wars and was in many ways a direct successor to the french indochina war in which the french, with the financial and logistical support of the united states, fought a losing effort to maintain control of her former colony of french indochina. The vietnam war was fought from 1957 to 1975 between vietnamese nationalist and communist forces and an array of western and prowestern forces, most notably the united states. A political, social, and military history adds an entire additional volume of entries to the already exhaustive first edition, making it the most comprehensive reference available about one of the most controversial events in u. If you are interested in history in general and warfare in particular, tank encyclopedia is the place to find all armored vehicles that ever roamed the battlefield, from h. The war was fought to decide whether vietnam would be unified in accordance with an agreement reached at geneva in 1954, or would remain indefinitely partitioned into the separate countries of north and south vietnam. The vietnam war was the defining event of recent u. Encyclopedia britannica, the vietnam war explores the long and costly civil war pitting south vietnamese and u. Archival and information services division reference section 8046923777. Now in its second edition, this comprehensive study of the vietnam war sheds more light on the longest and one of the most controversial conflicts in u.
Organized chaos, seemed like a contradiction in terms, but after a few weeks in vietnam, it seemed plausible. May 20, 2011 now in its second edition, the encyclopedia of the vietnam war. For example, pose basic questions to the class that follow a basic history of the vietnam war, including why the united states got involved and the final outcome of the conflict. It is generally agreed there are two things that make a war a civil war.
A political, social, and military history spencer c. History of vietnam vietnam war theatre a map of north and south vietnam during the vietnam war showing major air bases and the communists supply routes, including the ho chi minh trail. The united states and the vietnam war the british library. However, it contributed to peacekeeping forces in 1973 to help enforce the paris peace accords privately, some canadians contributed to the war effort. The vietnam war had considerable effects on canada, but canada and canadians also affected the war the canadian government did not officially participate in the war. The encyclopedia of the vietnam war a political, social, and military history, 2nd edition. Includes many photographs and illustrations that bring the vietnam war to life cont. Periodic clashes between chinese and vietnamese naval forces have taken place in the vicinity of both island groups. Kennedy s decision to send over 2,000 military advisers to south vietnam. The first trials of the 8 kits had been inconclusive, but two more kits were sent from the us to vietnam, which, along with firing observation ports, were fitted to the vehicles assigned to the 2nd armoured cavalry squadron in the vietnam delta. For nearly a decade, american combat soldiers fought in south vietnam to help sustain an independent, noncommunist nation in southeast asia. The vietnam war, fought in southeast asia from 1957 to 1975, was a protracted, ultimately unsuccessful attempt by the united states to prevent north vietnamese communists from overrunning south vietnam. Vietnam occupies six of the spratlys, and has unsuccessfully engaged in negotiations with malaysia and the philippines over the remainder. A political, social, and military history encyclopedia of the vietnam war.
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