Vietnam War

Introduction

The Vietnam War is commonly understood to refer to the armed clash among the United States forces and Communist Party of Vietnam which took place primarily from March 1965 until January 1973, when the Paris Peace Agreements were signed. The nature of the conflict was more complex and its course more protracted, but it was informed by the common feature of a struggle over the political identity of Vietnam. The Vietnam War passed through two clearly defined historical stages involving differing forms of American intervention. Its origins are to be found in the determined attempt by the Vietnamese-dominated Communist ...