The Vietnam War Was A Great Loss For The United States

George Herring 's article " The legacy of Vietnam" talks about the military clash between the communist North Vietnam, backed by its allies and the government of South Vietnam, backed by the United States and other countries that are anti-communist that happened in Vietnam during Richard Nixon 's presidency. The Vietnam War was a terrible war, especially for Vietnamese because a millions of them died during the war. The author not just describes the war itself; he also analyzes the killing and the attack that occurred during the war. In general the Vietnam War was the most costly war contrast to other wars and it was the most shocking eras in American history. The Vietnam War had an impact in American history. It brought fear from the war

The Vietnam War is known as one of the most brutal wars that the U.S. took part in. In Vietnam, the Vietnam war is known as the “American War” or the “Second Indochina War” (Rosen, 2). The war started as a conflict between the Republic of Vietnam, South Vietnam, and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, North Vietnam (Cosmas, 329). The war began in 1957 and ended in the spring of 1975, lasting a total of 18 years (Cosmas, 329). Although the North Vietnamese lost the most people in the Vietnam War, they still won. North Vietnam did have some advantages in weaponry, the M-30 and the RPG-7, but the real reason they won was because of their overpowering desire to win.

The Vietnam war has been referred to by many names, one of the longer ones was 'the cornerstone of the free world southeast Asia'. It was called that by John F. Kennedy. He was talking about Vietnam being and essential country in a non-communist world. He believed that if Vietnam became a communist country, all of the surrounding countries would also become communists. This is the main reason America was involved in the Vietnam war. Another reason was that America wanted to spread their “political ideas around the globe”. They wanted to do this so that their anti-communism stance was clear. The public also wanted to keep communism from spreading. To soldiers, the war was like a crusade, a great journey to purge the communists from Vietnam.

Because of this war, many soldiers died. It was difficult for American men to fight in Vietnam due to the geography. American troops were not used to a jungle habitat and therefore did not know how to go about fighting in it. The Americans were fighting a war on foreign soil and it was very unfamiliar to them. The North Vietnamese used Guerilla Warfare and picked off many American men without them even knowing where the attacks came from. The North Vietnamese also used many booby traps set up in the jungle that were well hidden. If one was activated, it would either kill or severely disable the victim.

The Vietnam War was, and continues to be, one of America's darkest moments, one that nearly tore the nation apart. In order to stop the spread of communism in Europe and Asia, the United States aided French imperialists and their reoccupation of Vietnam. At first, the U.S took a position of neutrality to both countries, but by early 1947, they began fighting in support of France. This war, lasting over 20 years, became the longest and most unpopular war in the 20th century. Overall, the Vietnam War was detrimental to the United States because it caused a massive debt from the 1960s to the 1990s, turned the American people against their government, and many troops were neglected and despised upon their return.

     The Vietnam War was one of the most influential wars in American History. The United States did not actually lose, but ending with a cease fire was considered a loss. When all of the troops returned they were looked upon by the American public scornfully. This caused both the troops and the American citizens to dislike the government. Many riots took place and many public displays happened. "...in response to a drive by the North Vietnamese forces into the South, President Richard M.

The Vietnam War was the first major war American’s had suffered defeat. The Vietnam war was a war of confusion, competition and biasness. The outcome of the war was far greater than an upset American nation, but a severe breakdown of the Vietnamese culture, economy, environment and government. It also had a tremendous impact on American society even up to present day. It was unclear from the beginning of the war if the American’s should even be involved. It was a war between Northern and Southern Vietnam but the U.S saw it as an indirect way to challenge the USSR’s sphere of influence in Southern Asia and to prevent the domino effect and the further spread of communism. The Vietnam War completely changed the way the United States

In 1961 the worst war ever fought by America had just started. The Vietnamese of the north also known as the Viet Cong had invaded the south to take control of the entire country. America and other democratic countries felt the spread of communism to this country would be a stepping-stone for other communistic countries around the world, also known as the Domino Effect. America, as cocky as they were, invaded Vietnam to help the southern Vietnamese. Although America is one of the most powerful countries in the world, it extremely underestimated the dedication of their enemy. Backed by China and the USSR, the Viet Cong were a determined and very tough enemy. The Vietnam War as a whole was a terrible act by the US government. Vietnam was

Valuable resources was lost in the Vietnam war. Most important of all of the resources are the human lives that were lost. Around 58,000 soldiers died fighting the war efforts, or “police action”. Soldiers died for a pointless war, in fear that a domino effect would happen if they lost the country to communism. The domino theory is that when one country falls to communism more and more will fall

The Viet Cong, also known as the National Liberation Front, and the People 's Army of Vietnam were the main forces fighting against the South Vietnamese Government and the United States (Todorovic). Much of the fighting was not face to face. Most of the fighting was done using the tactic of guerrilla warfare. This is when a small group of soldiers attacks a larger one, usually using their most advanced type of technology, and running away after attacking. They also commonly used minefields and snipers to take out American Troops without putting themselves in danger (PBS.org). One minefield could take out an entire group of U.S. soldiers. Another very important part of the

To begin with, the Vietnam War is known as the most devastating, unsuccessful wars that has transformed the face of the Earth. This fight came to be when the United States feared that communism would expand to Vietnam, and this influenced the U.S. to destroy communism to its very root. As the U.S. joined forces with South Vietnam, North Vietnam and the Vietcong joined together to achieve their goal of expanding communism to Vietnam. This war lasted approximately 20 years and did not bring any success in the midst of the battles and lives that were lost. At the conclusion of this war, President Nixon decided to withdraw the remaining Vietnam troops. The Vietnam War resulted in 60,000 American casualties with an estimated range of 2 million Vietnamese casualties as well.

On November 1st, 1964, about 100 Vietcong guerillas attacked an American air base in Bien Hoa. This was the first battle of the Vietnam War. The Vietcong completely startled the South Vietnamese soldiers and the American soldiers as well. The guerillas launched their attack from the dense jungle. It consisted of fired mortars and cannons that hit the American base, and the Vietcong guerillas managed to disappear into the jungle before squads could search for them. The sneaky guerillas destroyed 6 American planes and damaged 20 others. Their attack included the killing of 5 Americans and 2 South Vietnamese soldiers, along with leaving over 100 wounded. More attacks by the Vietcong followed on December 24th, 1964 and February 7th, 1964 . America sought a peaceful end

Vietnam was a country divided into two by communism in the North and capitalism in the South. The Vietnam War, fought between the years 1959 and 1975, was, in essence, a struggle by nationalists in the north to unify the nation under a communist government. This was a long standing conflict between the two sides that had been occurring for years. It wasn’t until 1959 when the USA, stepped in, on the side of southern Vietnamese, to stop the spread of communism. It was a war that did not capture the hearts and minds of the American people as it was viewed as a war that the US army couldn’t win and so the government lost the peoples support for the war. This ultimately led to the withdrawal of the US army from Vietnam. Some people, like

Vietnam War was the longest deployment, costly war of America. According a statistic, “more than 58,000 died or remain missing, and 300,000 others were wounded (Anderson, “The Military Diplomatic Vietnam War”). The war caused the loss of nearly 60,000 American lives and millions of Vietnamese casualties. The war caused much grief to many families. Not only is the private pain of soldiers who died, but it was the pain of many families with bereavement. The pain did not stop there, the aftermath of the Vietnam War also caused the loss, the pain for generations today. Moreover, not only the soldiers on the battlefield had to be sacrificed. Many innocent civilians have to make sacrifices in the pointless war. Themselves American soldiers suffer haunted by the brutal images, casualties scene of the war in Vietnam. American soldiers' effort became decrease. In the U.S., many demonstrations were protesting the Vietnam War and require the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam. “Opposition to the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s grew into the most extensive antiwar movement in American history” (Miller, “Vietnam War Protest”). Even the Americans have realized the absurdity of the Vietnam War. Americans spent a huge amount of money on this war, many lives were lost. Many people have many different views on the outcome of the Vietnam War and whether Viet Cong has succeed or not caused much controversies.

In 1958, Communist-led guerrillas, eventually known as the Viet Cong, began to battle the government of the South Vietnamese. The United States then sent 2,000 military advisors t support South Vietnam’s government. This number grew to 16,3000 by 1963. The military force slowly deteriorated. By 1963 the fertile Mekong Delta was lost to the overpowering Viet Cong. The war rose in 1965, when President Johnson issued commencing air strikes on North Vietnam and ground forces, which had risen to 536,000 by 1968. The Tet Offensive by North Vietnam turned many Americans against the waging war. President Nixon, following Johnson, promoted Vietnamization, the withdrawing of American troops and handing over the great responsibility of the war to South Vietnam. Protesting of the war dramatically increased, especially after Nixon’s attempt to slow North Vietnam forces and supplies into the South by sending American forces to destroy supply bases in Cambodia in 1970, which violated Cambodian neutrality. This provoked antiwar protests on many of the United Stats’ college campuses. In 1968 through 1973 attempts were made to end the ongoing conflict through diplomacy. Then in January 1973, an agreement was reached. U.S. forces withdrew from Vietnam and the U.S. POWs were released. In April 1975, South Vietnam surrendered to the North and Vietnam was once again united. The Vietnam War ended, but it took the lives of 58,000