VIETNAM WAR

VIETNAM WAR

• November 1 1955 - April 30 1975

VIETNAM WAR

• Allies- United States, South Vietnam
• Axis- Viet Cong, North Vietnam

KEY COMANDERS IN VIETNAM

• Allies- John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Cao Van Vien
• Axis- Ho Chi Minh

VIETNAM

VIETNAM

• U.S.- 58,300 KIA or non-combat deaths
• U.S.- 153,303 WIA
• U.S.- 1,641 MIA (originally 2,646)
• U.S.- 724-837 POW (661-721 freed/escaped,63-116 died in captivity)
• 791,000–1,141,000 war-related Vietnamese deaths

There were many major battles and campaigns during the Vietnam war the text offensive was a major battle a major campaigns was operation rolling thunder

Reason for the us entering the Vietnam war was north Vietnam invaded the south and then our combat units were increased after the gulf of tonken incident

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