Outline of the Vietnam War

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Vietnam War:

Vietnam War – Cold War-era proxy war[1] that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War (1946–54) and was fought between North Vietnam—supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies—and the government of South Vietnam—supported by the United States, Philippines and other anti-communist allies. The Viet Cong (also known as the National Liberation Front, or NLF), a South Vietnamese communist common front aided by the North, fought a guerrilla war against anti-communist forces in the region. The People's Army of Vietnam, also known as the North Vietnamese Army (NVA), engaged in a more conventional war, at times committing large units to battle.

What was the Vietnam War?

The Vietnam War can be described as all of the following:

General history of the Vietnam War

Participants in the Vietnam War

North Vietnam and its allies

South Vietnam and its allies

Years in the Vietnam War

Military activity during the Vietnam War

Operations during the Vietnam War

Listed by starting date:

Battles of the Vietnam War

Air campaigns of the Vietnam War

Military medals

South Vietnam

North Vietnam

United States

Anti-war publications in the US forces

source: "The American War" – see references below

Prominent figures of the Vietnam War

South Vietnamese

American

South Korean

North Vietnamese

Cambodian

Media relating to the Vietnam War

Non-fiction

Fiction

Film

Other

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lind, Michael (1999). "Vietnam, The Necessary War: A Reinterpretation of America's Most Disastrous Military Conflict". New York Times. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Hwang Sang Cheol. "A retired colonel, Kim Ki Tae, tells of systematic killings of Vietnamese civilians by Korea soldiers during the Vietnam War.". Hankyoreh. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Armstrong, Charles (2001). Critical asian studies, Volume 33, Issue 4 :America's Korea, Korea's Vietnam. Routledge. p. 529.
  4. 1 2 "The Cold Warrior". Newsweek. April 10, 2000. Retrieved 17 July 2011.

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