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The date August 5, 1964, is significant because it was the day of the start of U.S. bombing of North Vietnam at the Gulf of Tonkin. Two days later, on August 7, 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution , giving the Johnson Administration significant powers to make war in Vietnam.
This is a timeline of Vietnamese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Vietnam and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Vietnam. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Prehistory ...
The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 [A 1] – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies.
Wawro is a distinguished research professor and the Director of Military History at the University of North Texas. His new book focuses on America’s strategy in the war and the human toll.
Start date End date Vietnam Advisory Campaign [a] 15 March 1962 7 March 1965 Vietnam Defense Campaign [a] 8 March 1965 24 December 1965 Vietnam Counteroffensive. [a] 25 December 1965 30 June 1966 Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase II [a] 1 July 1966 31 May 1967 Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase III [a] 1 June 1967 29 January 1968 Tet Counteroffensive [a]
National Vietnam veterans group plans dissolution; Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame honors icons, veterans gather for Thanksgiving.
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After World War II ended in 1945, President Harry S. Truman declared his doctrine of "containment" of communism in 1947 at the start of the Cold War. U.S. involvement in Vietnam began in 1950, with Truman sending military advisors to assist France against Viet Minh guerrillas in the First Indochina War.